import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class FileCounter1 { public static void main(String[] args) { try { int nrFiles = 0; ArrayList files = new ArrayList(); while (true) { BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("dummy.txt")); files.add(in); ++nrFiles; System.out.println("nrFiles = " + nrFiles); } } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { System.out.println("Exception caught: " + e.getMessage()); } } // main } // class FileCounter1