help w words

[Gilgamesh]

i have a text file and i want to read its words (and then use them to do something) ignoring the commas, dots, change of the line, spaces, etc. what should I do? (does java have any method that does this automatically?)

[hardwired]

You can use String methods to break up the string into words.
You can use a StringTokenizer to break it into tokens; this is an older way.
You can use the split method to break up the string into an array of words. The challenge here is to use the correct Pattern. This is the newer way. See the Pattern class for options.
Maybe something like this:

Code:

String str = stringFromReadingInTheFile.
String[] words = str.split("\\b(\\s+)\\b");

[Gilgamesh]

is this difficult for my level man? should i avoid it?

[hardwired]

I don't know.

[Gilgamesh]

\\b(\\s+)\\b what does this mean?

[hardwired]

\\b(\\s+)\\b what does this mean
It's the (regular expression, aka regex) pattern that the split method will use to split up the string into an array.
The way to find out is to look up the (split) method in the String class api, scroll down to find the method in the Method Summary section, select the link to see the details about in the Method Detail section. At the end of the detail for split is a link to the Pattern class api where you can find out more info.
You can also find out more about RegularExpressions in Lesson: Regular Expressions.
If this is too much to deal with you can fall back to using methods in the String class which are introduced in Strings.