java - file returning null on reading -

i have following code:

filereader filereader = new filereader(textfilename); bufferedreader bufferedreader = new bufferedreader(filereader); system.out.println(bufferedreader.readline()); 

to read text file, pass path of text file through textfilename variable. have tried 10 different files , file particular name returns null on reading first line. others can read.

i cannot change name of file though.

what error?

thanks in advance.

try see if file exists or not aat specified path:-

file file = new file(textfilename); if(file.exists()){ filereader filereader = new filereader(file.getabsolutepath()); bufferedreader bufferedreader = new bufferedreader(filereader); system.out.println(bufferedreader.readline()); } else  system.out.println("file not present. check name or path"); 

ps:- ensure content there in file or not.