OpenAFile6.java

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;

public class OpenAFile6 {

  public String getLine(String fileName, int n)
    throws IOException, FileNotFoundException, NullPointerException {
    FileReader reader = null;
    BufferedReader buf = null;
    String result = null;
    try {
      File file = new File(".", fileName);
      reader = new FileReader(file);
      buf = new BufferedReader(reader);
      for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
        buf.readLine();
      result = buf.readLine();
    } finally {
      try {
        if (buf != null)
          buf.close();
        if (reader != null)
          reader.close();
      } catch (Exception e) {
        // this should never happen
      }
    }
    return result;
  }
}

ZMain.java

public class ZMain {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    OpenAFile6 worker = new OpenAFile6();
    String fileName = "Main.java";
    int n = 5;
    try {
      String result = worker.getLine(fileName, n);
      if (result == null) {
        System.out.println("Sorry, the line you requested: " + n +
            ", doesn't exist");
      } else {
        System.out.println("Okay, here's the line you requested:\n\t" + result);
      }
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
      System.out.println("Sorry, the file you requested: " + fileName +
          " , doesn't exist");
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
      System.out.println("Sorry, there was a problem with IO, " +
          "please try again later");
    } catch (NullPointerException npe) {
      System.out.println("Sorry, but the file name you provided is null");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println("Sorry, there was an Internal Server Error, please try again later");
    }
  }
}