jCheckbox list and check text value with another string array

In the app, I can export files and I am trying to create an import function as well. I do import the text files, but my issue is the following.

I have several checkboxes. See the image bellow. When I am exporting the file, I create a .txt that includes all the brands selected.

When I import the .txt, I can of course create an arraylist with all the values. I want to cross-check that list against all the checkboxes and "check" the boxes. For example, I have "avene" inside my list, and I want the "avene" checkbox (or ck01) to be checked. But I am unsure on how to proceed.

This is the way I am importing the file and creating an array:

BufferedReader bf1 = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(importpath + "\\additional_info\\brands.txt"));
String line1 = bf1.readLine();
selectedBrands = new ArrayList();
while(line1 != null) {
    line1 = bf.readLine();
    selectedBrands.add(line1);
}

And this is that I started trying to do. I tried a few things, like creating checkbox array, an object jlist that includes the checkboxes. I even tried creating a new jcheckbox list, but I am always getting an error:

cannot find symbol on the .getText() command.

I am adding the latest test I did with the Object[] list, but I have tried several other ways.

List<Checkbox> checkboxes = new ArrayList<Checkbox>();
Object[] newList = {ck01, ck02, ck03, ck04, ck05, ck06, ck07, ck08, ck09, ck10, ck11, ck12, ck13, ck14, ck15, ck16, ck17, ck18, ck19, ck20, ck21, ck22, ck23, ck24, ck25, ck26, ck27, ck28, ck29, ck30, ck31, ck32, ck33, ck34, ck35, ck36, ck37, ck38, ck39, ck40, ck41, ck42, ck43, ck44, ck45, ck46, ck47, ck48, ck49, ck50, ck51, ck52, ck53, ck54};

for (int i = 0; i < newList.length; i++) {

    newList[i].getText();
}

***P.S. the app was created using NetBeans!

First, there are two types of checkboxes, there's a java.awt.Checkbox, and a javax.swing.JCheckBox.

If you're using the JCheckBox, consider the following code.

If you're using the Checkbox, instead of isSelected, you would use getState, same with the setter. And, instead of getText, you would use getLabel, as well as the setter method.

Keep in mind, this will be effective only if the text of each checkbox is unique.

In response to the use of an Object array, it will improve scalability if you use an array of the object, so in this case either a JCheckBox[] or a Checkbox[].

Even better, use a mutable List<JCheckBox>.

Additionally, it's worth noting that Java will convert your path separators, so instead of un-escaping the \, you can just use a single /.

List<String> getSelected() {
    List<String> selected = new ArrayList<>();
    JCheckBox[] newList = { ck01, ck02, ck03, ck04, ck05, ck06, ck07, ck08, ck09, ck10, ck11, ck12, ck13, ck14, ck15, ck16, ck17, ck18, ck19, ck20, ck21, ck22, ck23, ck24, ck25, ck26, ck27, ck28, ck29, ck30,ck31, ck32, ck33, ck34, ck35, ck36, ck37, ck38, ck39, ck40,ck41, ck42, ck43, ck44, ck45, ck46, ck47, ck48, ck49, ck50,ck51, ck52, ck53, ck54 };
    for (JCheckBox checkbox : newList) {
        if (checkbox.isSelected())
            selected.add(checkbox.getText());
    }
    return selected;
}

void saveSelected() throws IOException {
    String path = importpath + "\\additional_info\\brands.txt";
    try (FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(path)) {
        String newline = System.lineSeparator();
        for (String checkboxText : getSelected()) {
            writer.write(checkboxText);
            writer.write(newline);
        }
        writer.flush();
    }
}

void loadSelected() throws IOException {
    String path = importpath + "\\additional_info\\brands.txt";
    try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(path))) {
        JCheckBox[] checkboxes = { ck01, ck02, ck03, ck04, ck05, ck06, ck07, ck08, ck09, ck10, ck11, ck12, ck13, ck14, ck15, ck16, ck17, ck18, ck19, ck20, ck21, ck22, ck23, ck24, ck25, ck26, ck27, ck28, ck29, ck30,ck31, ck32, ck33, ck34, ck35, ck36, ck37, ck38, ck39, ck40,ck41, ck42, ck43, ck44, ck45, ck46, ck47, ck48, ck49, ck50,ck51, ck52, ck53, ck54 };
        String line;
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            for (JCheckBox checkbox : checkboxes) {
                if (checkbox.getText().equals(line)) {
                    checkbox.setSelected(true);
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}