Search Text File Flowchart Example

Overview

In this tutorial, we will search a text file using Flowgorithm. This flowchart example will show the usage of the new File I/O flowchart symbols in action.

File I/O Symbols are:

https://www.testingdocs.com/flowgorithm-file-symbols/

The flowchart will prompt the user to enter a student name. It will search for the name in the file and let the user know if the student’s name is present in the input file.

Create a text file

The input text file to the flowchart contains the names of students. Create a text file called names.txt. Let’s assume that each student’s name is in a single line.

Sample file:

Design the flowchart

Let’s design the flowchart to search the text file.

Open the File

Open the input file in the Read mode using the Open file symbol.

Open input File Read Mode

Declare the variables.

String variables line and searchName. The line contains the student’s name in each line

Boolean variable isFound initially set to False. We will set this flag to True when there is a match.

Prompt the user to enter the search name. The user will enter that name to be searched in the file.

Add Loop and Read File

Add a loop and in the loop read the line using the Read file symbol. We will match it with the search name. If they both matches set the found flag to True and display that the name is in the file.