// Java 7
BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
// Java 8
List<String> list = Files.readAllLines(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
// Java 8
Stream<String> lines = Files.lines(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
// Java 11
String s = Files.readString(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);