file io - Java - Scanner Class - Skipping over the first line when reading a textfile

Question

When using a Scanner object to read from a textfile, I want it to skip over the very first line in the file. How would I do achieve this?

Answer 1

Just use file.nextLine() before your while loop. This will skip the first line, as explained in the JavaDoc.

And a note about your naming. The Java language has widely accepted conventions. Class Names always start with an upper case letter, and variable names always start with a lower case letter (except constants, but don't worry about that now). Read more here.