The file

T 3 C 4 R 1
T 5 6
C 8.6
R 2.2 4
C 7.9
T 3.3 8.2
C 2.1
T 5.5 10.10
C 6.18

My readFile method for this file

	public void readFile(String inputFile) {
		// so that the Scanner has scope through the entire method
		// and not just in the try/catch block
		Scanner scan = null;
		try { // reading the file is a checked exception
			scan = new Scanner(new File(inputFile));
		} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
			System.out.println("ERROR: Cannot open " + inputFile);
			System.exit(0);
		}

		// This loop grabs the first 6 items in pairs of 3
		for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
			char shape = scan.next().charAt(0); // grab the character!
			int size = scan.nextInt(); // grabbing the size of the array
			// using a conditional statement to figure out which array I'm
			// allocating.
			if (shape == 'T') {
				tArray = new Triangle[size];
			} else if (shape == 'R') {
				rArray = new Rectangle[size];
			} else { // since it wasn't a 'T' or an 'R' it must be a 'C'
				cArray = new Circle[size];
			}
		}

		// Creating a counter because I need to know where to put each item in
		// my array!
		int tCount = 0, rCount = 0, cCount = 0;
		// How many obejcts am I looking for?
		int totalLines = tArray.length + rArray.length + cArray.length;
		for (int i = 0; i < totalLines; i++) {
			char type = scan.next().charAt(0);
			if (type == 'T') {
				Triangle t_temp = new Triangle(scan.nextDouble(), scan.nextDouble());
				tArray[tCount] = t_temp;
				tCount++;
			} else if (type == 'R') {
				Rectangle r_temp = new Rectangle(scan.nextDouble(), scan.nextDouble());
				rArray[rCount] = r_temp;
				rCount++;
			} else { // since it wasn't a 'T' or an 'R' it must be a 'C'
				Circle c_temp = new Circle(scan.nextDouble());
				cArray[cCount] = c_temp;
				cCount++;
			}
		}
	}



 © 2015 CS160 Colorado State University. All Rights Reserved.