How Can I read text file in liferay?

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I have tried to read a file from controller class with this code ``` ReadFile readFile = new ReadFile(); String text = readFile.readFile("esources	esting.txt"); renderRequest.setAttribute("text", text); ``` I have fetched it from view.jsp as ``` <% String content = (String)request.getAttribute("text"); %> ``` But I am getting file not found exception. What is the way to get file content.

Accepted Answer

In a Java string, `\` starts an escape sequence and "" and "	" are escaped characters. For example "	" is a string with the tab character. If you literally need `	` in a string, you'll have to escape the backslash

```
doSomething("\resources\testing.txt");
```

or just eliminate the hassle: Java operates well when you use the forward slash as directory separator

```
doSomething("/resources/testing.txt");
```

Note that this refers to a file in the root directory of whatever drive the current path is on, it might be C:esources	esting.txt or D:esources	esting.txt - unless your `ReadFile` implementation manipulates the path somehow (which I leave up to your judgement). You can test this independent of Liferay, just in a command line application. The exception gets thrown way before your jsp gets displayed (I've changed the tags to flag the relevance)

This is pure Java, completely independent of Liferay.

How Can I read text file in liferay?

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