import java.io.*; public class configGetter { private static String firstLine = null; public static String retType() { FileReader reader = null; try { reader = new FileReader("gameConfiguration.txt"); } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { System.err.println("File does not exist , using defaultGameConfiguration"); } BufferedReader buffReader = new BufferedReader(reader); String input = null; do { try { input = buffReader.readLine(); } catch (IOException e) { System.err.println("IO error"); e.getMessage(); System.exit(1); } firstLine=input; }while(input != null); return firstLine; } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println( retType()); } }