static public String[] loadStrings(File file, String _enc) { 
  InputStream is = openStream(file); 
  if (is != null) return loadStrings(is, _enc); 
  return null; 
} 

public String[] loadStrings(String filename, String _enc) { 
  InputStream is = openStream(filename); 
  if (is != null) return loadStrings(is,_enc); 

  System.err.println("The file \"" + filename + "\" " + 
    "is missing or inaccessible, make sure " + 
    "the URL is valid or that the file has been " + 
    "added to your sketch and is readable."); 

  return null; 
} 

static public String[] loadStrings(InputStream input, String _enc)
{ 
  try { 
    BufferedReader reader = 
      new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(input, _enc)); 

    String lines[] = new String[100]; 
    int lineCount = 0; 
    String line = null; 
    while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) { 
      if (lineCount == lines.length) { 
        String temp[] = new String[lineCount << 1]; 
        System.arraycopy(lines, 0, temp, 0, lineCount); 
        lines = temp; 
      } 
      lines[lineCount++] = line; 
    } 
    reader.close(); 

    if (lineCount == lines.length) { 
      return lines; 
    } 

    // resize array to appropriate amount for these lines 
    String output[] = new String[lineCount]; 
    System.arraycopy(lines, 0, output, 0, lineCount); 
    return output; 

  }  
  catch (IOException e) { 
    e.printStackTrace(); 
    //throw new RuntimeException("Error inside loadStrings()"); 
  } 
  return null; 
}