First thing you need to know is that the text files would have to be in the project folder to be readable from the Gallery, Java won't let you read files on your computer from an applet on the internet unless it's a signed applet, which Greenfoot wouldn't let you upload since not all people can be trusted with file access. But if you're fine with that, then it's definitely possible, I've done this for a project before. Basically, first thing you need is something to read the lines and put them somewhere you can access them, this is the method I use: Then you just make a method to interpret the Strings. This is up to you what you want it to mean, but with that method you isolate each line as a String. Hope that helps!

I have typed a few codes, How can I achieve the command lines mention

For loading, first you would want to specify what file to look at Then you would want to read all the lines and store them, one at a time, in a List This would give you your list of Strings. For saving, you have the right idea with FileWriter, but I would add one parameter so it doesn't append to the end of the file Then you would make a List containing the Strings you want to write and then you would do something like If you have any questions about any of that I can explain in more detail!

I have edited something but still don't know how to achieve it. I want the numbers and true/false store in two separate array which can be call back easily. My text file...(a.txt) and I use the following to write the file out as a.txt

You could avoid a lot of the guess-work by storing EVERYTHING in a single string. First, you will have one, and always only one, string stored. Second, the length of the string can easily be retrieved to get the number of 'lines' as you have them displayed above. Each line can be stored as ONE character (I am assuming, however, that the maximum for any number is 7). It would take 3 bits for each number and 1 bit for each boolean (3 * 4 + 1 * 2 = 14), which leaves 2 bits to spare. You can set the second highest bit on to avoid conflict with char 13 (the return character). You can place each part in methods called 'codeGameData' and 'decodeGameData', if you wish Hope this helps.

Sorry I have a question to ask how can I store this text file(I have editted) into a single string the first number means the game start or not from -1 to 1, 0 start by first player, 1 start by second player, -1 means the game has not yet started the second number means how many rows in the below array. How can I store this array into string

I have a problem in getting it done, it seems I have some problem as it can't load the text file but when I press complie, it doesn't show any mistake

The first number: since it has three possibilities (-1, 0, and 1) you can add 1 to it before saving it and subtract 1 after reading it. The second number: you do not need to save this; the length of the string will tell you this. Lines 3 and 5 through 8 (your reference to 'line'): you should either already have a value for this or be able to get this value from the world (you may have to add the sizes of lists of objects to acquire the value; and you can use 'lineCount' for its name). Truthfully, you really do not even need the count; just build the string until you are done (then you will be able to get the count from the length of the string minus one). Even then, there is no need to have a reference to the count, as you know you need to write just one String to the file. Get a list of each type object and save them to the string, something like the following where the method encode is a method with the previous encoding code that returns a 'char' or a one character String object. Repeat the 'for' loop for each of the different objects, incrementing 'objNum' between each.

Sorry for making you confuse about my question. In fact, from now what I know is I have three problems need to be solve. one is how can I make this text file into a string like what you did in the beginning eg. 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 ...... 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 ....... Second, how can I get the number of line in the string? In the above text file, could I use text.length() since I have some functions need to be done in every line? Third, how can I call each number in the string back in every line. Can I use "int value = (int) text.charAt(i);" in a for loop where "i" is the position of the numbers in the string of each line? The for loop is doing every line in the String.

With each character in single quotation marks, your text string will contain: '1', '0 6 0 0 0 0', '0 5 0 1 0 0', '0 5 0 3 0 0', '0 4 6 0 0 0', '0 4 1 0 0 0'..... Just follow the guidelines of what I provided earlier to turn the values into characters to make up the string. Yes, once you have read the one record of the file (the text string) in, you can use 'length()' on the string to find out how many characters are in the string. It will be one more than the number of lines saved in the string. Again, just follow the guidelines of the code I provided above to 'decode' the string. Decode the first character seperately, then use the 'for' loop for the rest.

i have no problem in creating the string and assigning the startPerson now, but one thing left is about "getting something from the list" for example: String thirdLine = text.get(2); show "0 5 0 3 0 0" How to get the number in this line in this example such as int a = ??? <--the first number in this line eg. "0" int b = ???<-- the second number in this line eg. "5" int c = ???<-- the third number in this line eg. "0" int d = ???<-- the forth number in this line eg. "3" int e = ???<-- the fifth number in this line eg. "0" int f = ???<-- the sixth number in this line eg. "0" since I will use a for loop to do it, once I tackle one line then the other line is also ok.