Get List From File

Instantiate a Java List from the contents in a Text file.

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public static List<String> getListFromFile (String fileName) throws IOException {

	List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

	BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileName));

	String line = reader.readLine();
	while (line != null) {
		if (!line.startsWith("#")) {list.add(line);}
		line = reader.readLine();
	}
	reader.close();

	return list;

}