Search in File in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Count how many times a specific word appears in a file.

Starter code

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String searchWord = "the"; // Test case 1
        
        // Count occurrences in file
        // Print: Found <count> times
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• 'the' found 5 times

  Found 5 times

• Word not found

  Found 0 times

• Common word

  Found 12 times

Hints

1. Read file line by line
2. Split into words and compare
3. Consider case sensitivity

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