java - I am having troubles reading text into an array, what do I need to change in this code? -

this current text file trying read from:

buffalo montreal boston ottawa toronto 

whenever run code, 5 elements of array print "null", somehow not storing information array properly. here code have far! (i using ready program ide)

// "hockey" class. import java.awt.*; import hsa.console; import java.io.*;  public class hockey {     static console c;           // output console      public static void main (string[] args) throws ioexception     {         c = new console ();          //setting file reading         filereader fr = new filereader ("cities.txt");         bufferedreader br = new bufferedreader (fr);          //initialising array         string cities[] = new string [5];          //loop read in 5 entries         (int = 0 ; > cities.length ; i++)         {             cities [i] = br.readline ();         }          //loop print elements of "cities" console         (int = 0 ; < cities.length ; i++)         {             c.println (cities [i]);         }             // place program here.  'c' output console     } // main method  } // hockey class 

thanks of help!

your loop has incorrect condition.

//loop read in 5 entries (int = 0 ; > cities.length ; i++) //reads (i greater cities.length) {                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     cities [i] = br.readline (); } 

the above should be: i < cities.length;(i less cities.length)

the loop isn't running, explains why array isn't populating.