How to insert line number in file using Java

By Atul Rai | Last Updated: July 15, 2018 Previous       Next

In this example, we are going to show to add Line Number in a file using java program. Here we are going to read a simple text file (QuickBrownFox.txt) and write the all the content with the line number in a new text file(NewQuickBrownFox.txt).

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram—a phrase that contains all of the letters of the alphabet. 
It is commonly used for touch-typing practice. It is also used to test typewriters and computer keyboards, show fonts, and other applications involving all of the letters in the English alphabet.
Owing to its brevity and coherence, it has become widely known.

package org.websparrow.file;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

public class InsertLineNumExp {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int ctr = 0;
		try {

			BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("QuickBrownFox.txt"));
			PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter("NewQuickBrownFox.txt"));
			
			String str;

			while ((str = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {

				ctr++;
				printWriter.println(ctr + ". " + str);
				System.out.println(ctr + ". " + str);
				Thread.sleep(500);
			}
			
			printWriter.close();
			bufferedReader.close();
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			ex.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

}

Output:

1. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram—a phrase that contains all of the letters of the alphabet. 
2. It is commonly used for touch-typing practice. It is also used to test typewriters and computer keyboards, show fonts, and other applications involving all of the letters in the English alphabet.
3. Owing to its brevity and coherence, it has become widely known.