word frequency program and code to disply the most frequently used word

src/WordFrequency.java

@@ -1,5 +1,41 @@
+import java.util.*;
+import java.io.*;
+
 public class WordFrequency {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-        System.out.println("Hello world!");
+        Map<String, Integer> words = new TreeMap<>();
+
+        String mostFrequentWord = "";
+        int mostAppearances = 0;
+
+        try {
+            Scanner inFile = new Scanner(new File("tinyTale.txt"));
+            while (inFile.hasNext()) {
+                String word = inFile.next();
+
+                // check to see if the word is in the map
+                if (words.containsKey(word)) {
+                    // increment the value
+                    int value = words.get(word);
+                    value++;
+                    words.put(word, value);
+                    // if the current word's value is less than mostAppearances
+                    if (words.get(word) > mostAppearances) {
+                        // assign mostAppearances equal to that value and mostFrequentWord
+                        // equal to the current word in the file
+                        mostAppearances = words.get(word);
+                        mostFrequentWord = word;
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    // add it to the map with a value of 1
+                    words.put(word, 1);
+                }
+            }
+            System.out.println("The most frequent word is " + mostFrequentWord +
+                    ", with " + mostAppearances + " appearances.");
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
     }
 }