PrintFileContents.java

import java.io.*; 
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main
{
    public static ArrayList<String> readFile(){
        String fileName = "textFile.txt";
        ArrayList <String> namesArrayList = new ArrayList();
        File fileToRead = new File(fileName);
        Scanner scnr = null;
        String nextLine = "";
        try
        {
            scnr = new Scanner(fileToRead);
            while(scnr.hasNextLine()){
                nextLine = scnr.nextLine();
                namesArrayList.add(nextLine);
            }
        }
        catch(FileNotFoundException fne)
        {
            String errorString = fne.getMessage();
            System.out.println(errorString);
        }
        finally{
            if(scnr != null){
                scnr.close();
            }
        }

        return namesArrayList; // names in the file
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        ArrayList<String> fileContents = readFile();
        for (String element: fileContents)
        {
            System.out.println(element);
        }
    }
}