Text file into Java List<String> using Commons or Guava

Question

What is the most elegant way to put each line of text (from the text file) into LinkedList (as String object) or some other collection, using Commons or Guava libraries.

Answer 1

Here's how to do it with Guava:

List<String> lines = Files.readLines(new File("myfile.txt"), Charsets.UTF_8);

Reference:

• Files.readLines(File, Charset)

Answer 2

Using Apache Commons IO, you can use FileUtils#readLines method. It is as simple as:

List<String> lines = FileUtils.readLines(new File("..."));
for (String line : lines) {
  System.out.println(line);  
}