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src/AssessmentPartFour.java

 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.Scanner;
 
 public class AssessmentPartFour {
 	
+	List<Integer> lineList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
 	List<String> morseCode = new ArrayList<String>();
+	//sets up new array lists that will be used by both methods
+	
 	
 	public int loadMorseFromFile(String filename)  
 	{
+		int lineCount=0;
+		try {
+			File file = new File(filename);
+			Scanner scan= new Scanner(file);
+			//if file is present it is loaded into the scanner
+			
+			String lineFromFile;
+		
+			while (scan.hasNextLine())
+			{
+				lineFromFile=scan.nextLine();
+				morseCode.add(lineFromFile);
+				lineCount++;
+				// iterates through each line of the file and stores a running total in lineCount
+			}
+			} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+				// if this happens, panic
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+			// attempts to load requested file into the scanner, there is a try-catch included in order prevent errors, but lacks code since all files are present and this type of error is not expected
 		
-		return 0;
 		
+		lineList.add(lineCount);
+		//adds the value of lineCount to the LineList array list for future use
+		System.out.println("File name: "+filename+"  No. of lines: "+lineCount);
+		return lineCount;
 	
 	}
 	
 	public String translateMorse()
 	{
-		return "";
+		int morseSize=morseCode.size();
+		//uses array list with morse values stored from previous method
+		char translated='a';
+		char[] translationArray= new char[morseSize];
+		//initializes variables and sets up char array for results
+		for (int index=0;index<morseSize;index++)
+			//loop will only iterate through the size of the string to be translated
+		{
+			String value=morseCode.get(0);
+			
+				switch(value)
+				{
+				case ".-":translated='a';break;
+				case "-...":translated='b';break;
+				case "-.-.":translated='c';break;
+				case "-..":translated='d';break;
+				case ".":translated='e';break;
+				case "..-.":translated='f';break;
+				case "--.":translated='g';break;
+				case "....":translated='h';break;
+				case "..":translated='i';break;
+				case ".---":translated='j';break;
+				case "-.-":translated='k';break;
+				case ".-..":translated='l';break;
+				case "--":translated='m';break;
+				case "-.":translated='n';break;
+				case "---":translated='o';break;
+				case ".--.":translated='p';break;
+				case "--.-":translated='q';break;
+				case ".-.":translated='r';break;
+				case "...":translated='s';break;
+				case "-":translated='t';break;
+				case "..-":translated='u';break;
+				case "...-":translated='v';break;
+				case ".--":translated='w';break;
+				case "-..-":translated='x';break;
+				case "-.--":translated='y';break;
+				case "--..":translated='z';break;
+				case "/":translated=' ';break;
+				}
+				//checks all morse code characters to find correct plain text character
+				translationArray[index]=translated;
+				morseCode.remove(0);
+				//inputs result at same position in character array
 		}
+				String output=new String(translationArray);
+				//converts char array to string
+				
+				System.out.println("Translation: "+output);
+				return output;
+	}
+}
+	
 	
 	
 
 
-}