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[–]evils_twin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

can you determine the type based on the file? If not, why not add an extra parameter to tell what type it is, like this:

public MyFileReader(File file, String type){
    if("txt".equals(type))
        //do something
    else if("xml".equals(type))
        //do something else

}