Scala io.Source.fromfile not finding my file even with absolute path specified

Question

I am trying to access a file in Scala using io.Source.fromfile.
I have specified the full path, but i am still getting a no such directory or file error.

This is a general version of what my code looks like:

val lines = io.Source.fromFile("~/top/next/source/resources/desiredFile.txt").getLines()

I'm running Ubuntu if that makes any difference.

Answer 1

It probably because you are using tilde sign, use full absolute path. If you want to avoid hard coding your home directory, you can get it from environment variables:

val home = System.getProperty("user.home")
val s = Source.fromFile(s"${home}/.....").getLines()