assignment5

// write program to find the average of several numbers using a "file"
// the data file is not displayed, this is just the code to average the numbers from a data file i have on my computer 

import java.io.*; // * means gives you all the files needed for IO
import java.util.Scanner;

public class inputfile
{
  public static void main(String[ ] args) throws IOException
  {
    
    int num, count=0;
    double sum=0, avg;
    
    Scanner infile = new Scanner(new FileInputStream // function to input file 
                                   ("data1.dat")); // name of file 
    
    while(infile.hasNextInt())
    {
      num = infile.nextInt();
      sum = sum + num;
      count ++;
    }
    
    infile.close();
    
    avg = sum/count;
    System.out.println("the avg of the number is " + avg);
    
  }
}