File Reader with multiple files

[Tedward]

Currently I am trying to program a simple Artificial Intelligence by using a series of text files for the user name login, and the questions being asked. Currently, I am trying to set it so you can only pick one of four questions via a drop down menu in the Java GUI builder. I want it so I only have to use one BufferedReader for all of the files, so I put them in an Array like this...

public int[] QuestionLines() throws IOException
    {
    String[] filepath = {"How are you.txt", "What is your name.txt","What is 2+2.txt",
    "Say something random.txt"};
    String Line;   

    for(i = 0; i < 4; i ++)
    {
    FileReader NameReader = new FileReader(filepath[i]);
    BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(NameReader);
    } 
    }

I also have two methods that get the number of lines for a text file and stores the Strings in the file into an ArrayList...

public ArrayList<String> FileData() throws IOException
    {
    FileReader NameReader = new FileReader("UserNames.txt");
    BufferedReader linereader = new BufferedReader(NameReader);
    numberoflines = ReadLines();

    ArrayList<String> userdata = new ArrayList<String>();
    int c;    

    for(c=0; c < numberoflines; c++)
    {
    if(userdata != null)
        {
        userdata.add(c, "User" + (c+1));
        userdata.set(c, linereader.readLine());
        }
    }
    linereader.close();
    return userdata;
    }
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public int ReadLines() throws FileNotFoundException, IOException
    {
    FileReader NameReader = new FileReader("UserNames.txt");
    BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(NameReader);

    String Line;
    numberoflines = 0;

    while ((Line = reader.readLine()) != null)
    {
    numberoflines++;
    }
    reader.close();
    return numberoflines;
    }

I was wondering if there was a way to do the same thing but with the multiple files in one reader with the Array for the file names. This is what I have come up with so far but have not been able to test it, being that it is not yet used in my program...

public ArrayList<String> QuestionData() throws IOException
    {
    String[] filepath = {"How are you.txt", "What is your name.txt","What is 2+2.txt","Say something random.txt"};
    ArrayList<String> questiondata = new ArrayList<String>();
    int c;

    for(i = 0; i < 4; i ++)
    {
    FileReader NameReader = new FileReader(filepath[i]);
    BufferedReader linereader = new BufferedReader(NameReader);
    for(c=0; c < questionlines[i]; c++)
    {
    if(questiondata != null)
        {
        questiondata.add(c, "Answer" + (c+1));
        questiondata.set(c, linereader.readLine());
        }
    linereader.close();
    }
    }
    return questiondata;
    }
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public int[] QuestionLines() throws IOException
    {
    String[] filepath = {"How are you.txt", "What is your name.txt","What is 2+2.txt",
    "Say something random.txt"};
    String Line;   

    for(i = 0; i < 4; i ++)
    {
    FileReader NameReader = new FileReader(filepath[i]);
    BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(NameReader);
    while ((Line = reader.readLine()) != null)
    {
    questionlines[i]++;
    }
    reader.close();
    }
    return questionlines;
    }
}

If anyone has any advice or ideas that you can give me, it would be most appreciated. Thanks ^.^

[Tolls]

This is not using a single reader:

    for(i = 0; i < 4; i ++)
    {
        FileReader NameReader = new FileReader(filepath[i]);
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(NameReader);
    }

It is creating a new reader for each file, which it has to do since a reader is for a specific thing, generally.

That aside, I'm having problems actually reading your code, since the formatting's all screwy.

[Tedward]

I meant you only had to use the Reader once, I realize there are multiple readers created, but only one coded. And sorry for the formatting, I took it right out of a text document, since not all of the computers here at school have NetBeans on them that was the only way to actually get the code.

Anyway, I guess that I'm on the right track? I was just wondering if there was an easier way to do it, cause honestly, I'm just typing away only half knowing if what I'm doing is right because I can't check it in my code yet. Well, that's pretty much how I've gotten most of my code so far... >.>;

[Tolls]

Since I'm not too clear on the requirements all I can say is "does this do what you want".