readLine() and .dat

hey there!
how do i read each line in a .dat file? is it the same way as reading a .txt file?

As long as the information in the file is just plain text, it doesn't matter what the extension of the file is...

Code:

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import java.io.*;

public class Test
{
        public static void main(String args[])
        {
                try
                {
                        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream("c:\\status.txt")));
                        String s = "";

                        while ((s=br.readLine())!=null)
                        {
                                System.out.println(s);
                        }
                } catch (Exception e){}

        }

}

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