Replacing multiple new lines in a file with just one

Question

This function is supposed to search through a text file for the new line character. When it finds the newline character, it increments the newLine counter, and when

Answer 1

if newline > 2     

That should be greater than or equal to if you want to get rid of the second line. Also you have newline strarting at one, then being incremented to two then reset to zero. Instead I recommend replacing the count with a boolean like

boolean firstNewlineFound = false

Then Whenever you find a newline set it to true; whenever it is true, delete onenewline and set it back to false.