The best and easiest way to open a file in java. First of all, you have to import your classes by using the *import* Method. import java.io.IOException; import java.io.FileReader; import java.io.BufferedReader; /* now your code goes below */ public class project { private String path; /* the name of your path directory */ public void recording(String file_name) { path = file_name; } public String[] OpenFile() throws IOException {FileReader file = new FileReader(path); /* your path variable */ BufferedReader text = new BufferedReader(file); /* the handler for your ( FileReader ) */int lines = 3;String[] textData = new String[lines];for(int i=0;i<lines;i++) {textData[i] = text.readLine();}text.close();return textData;} Now in your Main class you have to invoke the project class in or you as a programmer will definitely know what to do next. I think I have tried. Thank You.