private static List<String> loadData(File file, String prefix) { List<String> contentList = new ArrayList<String>(); if(!file.isFile()) { return null; } BufferedReader reader = null; try { reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file)); String line = null; while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) { line = line.trim(); if("".equals(line)) continue; if(line.startsWith(prefix)) { contentList.add(line); } } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return contentList; }