reading .txt file and making an array(java)

Question

Im trying to read in a .txt file and make a multi dimensional array out of it. I dont understand why the i and j loops arent populating my array. Any pointers much appreciated....

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class arrayChallenge {


    public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException{
    File input = new File("input.txt");
    Scanner scan1 = new Scanner(input);
    int width=10, height=10;


    char [][] arrayMulti = new char[width][height];

    for(int i=0; i<height; i++){
        String x = scan1.next();
        char[] chars = x.toCharArray();
        for(int j=0; j<width; j++){
            arrayMulti[i][j]= chars[j]; 
        }
    }

        for(char [] xy: arrayMulti){
            System.out.println(Arrays.toString(xy));
        }

    }

}

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong with your i and j loops as far as I can see. As long as the provided path to your file is correct and the file has the needed number of lines (>= your width variable) and each line has the needed number of characters (>= your height variable), it should work fine.