// files/ListOfLines.java // (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. import java.util.*; import java.nio.file.*; public class ListOfLines { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { List lines = Files.readAllLines( Paths.get("../streams/Cheese.dat")); for(String line : lines) { if(line.startsWith("//")) continue; System.out.println( line.substring(0, line.length()/2)); } } } /* Output: Not much of a cheese Finest in the And what leads you Well, it's It's certainly uncon */