how to read csv file by (tab) and store file to arraylist by java

Question

I'm a beginner at java programming. I need help how to read a csv file by (tab) and store file to ArrayList and how to read a specific cell from the file. Here's my code:

    public static void main (String[] args){
           String file_Name = "info.txt";
               File file = new File(file_Name);
           try {

               Scanner inputStream = new Scanner(file);
                while (inputStream.hasNext()){
                    String data = inputStream.next();
                    String [] values;
                    String delimeter;
                   delimeter = "\tab";
                   values = data.split(delimeter);

                }
                inputStream.close();

           } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
           }

       }

text file
Sweater gold    55.5 
Jeans   silver  68.5  
Hat gold    20.0

Answer 1

The tab delimeter is '\t' not '\tab'. if you need to read specific cell in an excel you need to use a library like apache poi