Help with reading from a file into a linked list

[macdunk11]

I am trying to read in from a .dat file, which includes a list of names a line of asterisks and a list of numbers, JUST the names in the file into nodes to be used in a linked list. All of the names will be before the line of asterisks. I am using Scanner to read in from the file. How exactly should I read in the names and use them in the Node class?

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.*;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(new File("lab2.dat"));

                int size = 0;

                Node first = new Node(null, null);
                LinkedList survive = new LinkedList(first, size);

                    while(input.hasNext()){

                       //???

                    }//end while

                    System.out.println(size);

    }//end main
}//end Main class

public class Node {
    private String name;
    private Node next;


    Node(){
        immunity = false;
    }

    Node(String d, Node n){
        name = d;
        next = n;

    }

    public void setName(String d){
        name = d;
    }

    public String getName(){
        return name;
    }

    public void setNext(Node n){
        next = n;
    }

    public Node getNext(){
        return next;
    }  

}//end Node Class

[Lucaci Andrew]

If, persay, you have only 3 lines in your file:

Jim,Gordon,Alex,Cross,Mr. Etc
*****************************
112,1114,111116,123,1342

and your names are split by some regex syntax, you could read the entire line, and than split it by the regex, thus getting all the names. I gave a simple example, for a csv file, but you could extend it to more than that.

[macdunk11]

Ok, so I understand how to do that, but let's say that the names are on separate lines from each other? i.e.
Jim
Gordon
Alex
Cross
Mr.
Etc
*************
123
4325
4562
23188
Would it be the same concept? And what would be the best way to accomplish this?

[Lucaci Andrew]

Well, you could parse the lines till you get to the ********* part, like this:

public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException {
    Scanner input = new Scanner(new File("lab2.dat"));
    String line;
    while(input.hasNext() &&  (line = input.nextLine()).charAt(0) != '*'){  
        System.out.println(line);
    }
}