/**
* Creates a new NameSurferDataBase and initializes it using the data in the specified file. The
* constructor throws an error exception if the requested file does not exist or if an error
* occurs as the file is being read.
*/
public NameSurferDataBase(String filename) {
try {
BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filename));
while (true) {
String line = rd.readLine();
if (line == null) break;
NameSurferEntry entry = new NameSurferEntry(line);
namesDataBase.put(entry.getName(), entry);
}
rd.close();
} catch (IOException ex) {
throw new ErrorException(ex);
}
}
