Display file in java swing GUI -

having problems displaying ".txt" file in java swing gui.

i have code read .txt file , display in cmd window cant seem link display in gui.

here code reads file:

import java.io.*; public class readfile { public static void main (string [] args) throws ioexception{  string inputline = ""; filereader inputfile = new filereader( "player.txt"); bufferedreader br = new bufferedreader(inputfile);  system.out.println( "\nthe contents of file player.txt ");  // read lines of text file, looping until // null character (ctrl-z) endountered while( ( inputline = br.readline()) != null){   system.out.println(inputline); // write screen } br.close();         // close stream  }  // end of main method }  //  end of class 

here code swing gui

import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.io.*;  public class gui extends jframe{  private jbutton button;  //set hight , width of interface private static final int width = 500; private static final int height = 500;  //method create inteface public gui(){     createcomponents();     createdisplay();     setsize(width, height); }  //an action listener contorl action preformed class clicklistener implements actionlistener{     public void actionperformed(actionevent event){      } } //method create button private void createcomponents(){     button = new jbutton("click me");     actionlistener listener = new clicklistener();     button.addactionlistener(listener);      jpanel panel = new jpanel();     panel.add(button);     add(panel);  } //method create display private void createdisplay(){     jtextarea myarea = new jtextarea();      jpanel panel1 = new jpanel();     panel1.add(myarea);     add(panel1); } } 

and here code run swing gui

import javax.swing.*;  public class guitest{ public static void main (string [] agrs){      jframe frame = new gui();     frame.setdefaultcloseoperation(jframe.exit_on_close);     frame.setvisible(true);   } } 

all files in same folder on laptop along .txt file. , using textpad code , compile.

all grate

thanks derek

here code reads file:

get rid of code, not needed.

jtextarea has read(...) method can use read text file directly text area.