title: Reading/Opening a text file in Java
body: <p>I know that there are probably hundreds of posts dealing with this exact question, but for the life of me, I cannot figure anything out. I have this "Open" case in this program I have committed myself to finishing, as a beginning Java exercise. I've gotten the Save function to work, but looking at that gets me no closer to trying my problem. Here is my code.</p>
  
  <pre><code>if(arg.equals(Editor.fileLabels[0])){
      if(Editor.VERBOSE)
      System.err.println(Editor.fileLabels[0] + 
                 " has been selected");
      filedialog = new FileDialog(editor, "Open File Dialog", FileDialog.LOAD); 
      filedialog.setVisible(true);
      if(Editor.VERBOSE){ 
      System.err.println("Exited filedialog.setVisible(true);");
      System.err.println("Open file = " + filedialog.getFile());
      System.err.println("Open directory = " + filedialog.getDirectory()); 
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have tried solutions before writing this question; however, all of the examples I've seen are separate methods of their own. Any help would be appreciated. :)</p>