Writing file input in a matrix

[Neovenator]

What was the variable that you printed out?
The Scanner class is used to read a String into a variable: currentLine
What was the contents of that variable after you read something into it using the Scanner class?

when i print the currentline it just gives me my filepath, what makes me think that in stead of reading the file, it just reads the filepathname, which would explain why my height is still at 1... so i guess there's my mistake.

[Neovenator]

Does it?
I thought it creates a new File instance.

I though so, I could be wrong, I've only been working with Java for 4 months.

[Norm]

Time to read the API doc for the Scanner class to see what the choices for constructors are. The Scanner class can be used in many ways.
Java Platform SE 6

[diamonddragon]

I though so, I could be wrong, I've only been working with Java for 4 months.

Thats not important.
You should consider using File instance, that You created, when creating new Scanner.
And what this supposed to do?

myArray[i][j] = (char)br.read();

[Neovenator]

Time to read the API doc for the Scanner class to see what the choices for constructors are. The Scanner class can be used in many ways.
Java Platform SE 6

wow problem solved :D Thanks a million!! really ;) it was really a dumb mistake :s

[Neovenator]

Thats not important.
You should consider using File instance, that You created, when creating new Scanner.
And what this supposed to do?

myArray[i][j] = (char)br.read();

And what u mean, using fileinstance? uhm that code should read the chars one by one in my matrix.

[Neovenator]

Now that i get the correct height and width, I get another problem, this is my output when I print out my matrix :

                       #
                     #####

                    #######
                   ########
#              #
                 ############           
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               ################         ###
  B     
    ####################       ####         A
###########
###############################################￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿
￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿
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[Tolls]

Thats not important.
You should consider using File instance, that You created, when creating new Scanner.
And what this supposed to do?

myArray[i][j] = (char)br.read();

It's pretty clear what the OP is doing here.
Indeed they've explained it.
As for your FileInputStream question, I think you are confusing the OP more...it does not "create a new file".
It opens a stream to an existing file. If the file does not exist it throws an exception.

If you can't help it might be an idea to back out.

[Tolls]

Now that i get the correct height and width, I get another problem, this is my output when I print out my matrix :

This was going to be my next possibility.
Your Scanner is reading lines, after stripping out the new line character (which maybe 1 or 2 characters depending on the system).
Your buffered reader on the other hand...

Have you thought about using the BufferedReaders readLine() method and then spreading the chars around?

[diamonddragon]

It's pretty clear what the OP is doing here.
Indeed they've explained it.
As for your FileInputStream question, I think you are confusing the OP more...it does not "create a new file".
It opens a stream to an existing file. If the file does not exist it throws an exception.

If you can't help it might be an idea to back out.

Did I say it creates a new file, or it creates new File instance?
Can You see difference?

[Neovenator]

This was going to be my next possibility.
Your Scanner is reading lines, after stripping out the new line character (which maybe 1 or 2 characters depending on the system).
Your buffered reader on the other hand...

Have you thought about using the BufferedReaders readLine() method and then spreading the chars around?

I'll try that :D thank you

[Tolls]

Did I say it creates a new file, or it creates new File instance?
Can You see difference?

Which means what in this context?
It's pretty irrelevant what FIS does under the hood, other than knowing it opens a stream to a file.
This is all a bit confusing now as to what you're getting at...

[Tolls]

I'll try that :D thank you

Good luck and post again with the new code if you hit a problem.

[diamonddragon]

Which means what in this context?
It's pretty irrelevant what FIS does under the hood, other than knowing it opens a stream to a file.
This is all a bit confusing now as to what you're getting at...

No need reacting in the way "back out", cause I'm also trying to learn something, since this is my 3rd week of learning Java.
I made mistake when saying new File instance, cause my point was that FileInputStream can not be created by using "YourFile" as argument, cause it is not valid file path.
What I meant to say is that FileInputStream should be created with new File instance as an argument.

[Norm]

FileInputStream can not be created by using "YourFile" as argument, cause it is not valid file path.

Check the API doc. Why can't you read from a file named: "YourFile"?

[Fubarable]

No need reacting in the way "back out", cause I'm also trying to learn something, since this is my 3rd week of learning Java.

Do you think that perhaps you should hold off giving help til you know a little bit more? Most newbies read your advice and don't realize that it's coming from someone who's a complete novice to the language.

[diamonddragon]

Check the API doc. Why can't you read from a file named: "YourFile"?

Because "YourFile" is not valid file path.
But, "YourFile.txt" or "YourFile.dat" would do the job.

[Norm]

try it and let us know what happens. Extensions are NOT required

[diamonddragon]

Do you think that perhaps you should hold off giving help til you know a little bit more? Most newbies read your advice and don't realize that it's coming from someone who's a complete novice to the language.

You can not forgive this little confusion?
Didn't I edited my incorect post saying about mistake?
How is man supposed to learn but not by making mistakes and finding correct answers?

[Norm]

How is man supposed to learn but not by making mistakes and finding correct answers?

Yes I agree that that is a good way to do it. However you are hijacking another OPs thread and potentially confusing him.

There is no restriction for you to start your own thread with your own questions.