diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 6857f743ceb..9b80453c74f 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin.SWTStandaloneExampleSet.name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.swt.examples; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.108.900.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.108.1000.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/addressbook/AddressBook.java b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/addressbook/AddressBook.java
index cd30291a69d..5e08a83941e 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/addressbook/AddressBook.java
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/addressbook/AddressBook.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2022 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@
 import static org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener.widgetDefaultSelectedAdapter;
 import static org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener.widgetSelectedAdapter;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.io.FileReader;
-import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
@@ -287,18 +288,9 @@ private void openAddressBook() {
 	Cursor waitCursor = shell.getDisplay().getSystemCursor(SWT.CURSOR_WAIT);
 	shell.setCursor(waitCursor);
 
-	String[] data = new String[0];
-	try (FileReader fileReader = new FileReader(file.getAbsolutePath());
-			BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(fileReader);){
-
-		String nextLine = bufferedReader.readLine();
-		while (nextLine != null){
-			String[] newData = new String[data.length + 1];
-			System.arraycopy(data, 0, newData, 0, data.length);
-			newData[data.length] = nextLine;
-			data = newData;
-			nextLine = bufferedReader.readLine();
-		}
+	List<String> data = new ArrayList<>();
+	try {
+		data = Files.readAllLines(file.toPath());
 	} catch(FileNotFoundException e) {
 		displayError(resAddressBook.getString("File_not_found") + "\n" + file.getName());
 		return;
@@ -309,13 +301,13 @@ private void openAddressBook() {
 		shell.setCursor(null);
 	}
 
-	String[][] tableInfo = new String[data.length][table.getColumnCount()];
+	String[][] tableInfo = new String[data.size()][table.getColumnCount()];
 	int writeIndex = 0;
 	for (String element : data) {
 		String[] line = decodeLine(element);
 		if (line != null) tableInfo[writeIndex++] = line;
 	}
-	if (writeIndex != data.length) {
+	if (writeIndex != data.size()) {
 		String[][] result = new String[writeIndex][table.getColumnCount()];
 		System.arraycopy(tableInfo, 0, result, 0, writeIndex);
 		tableInfo = result;
@@ -346,10 +338,8 @@ private boolean save() {
 		lines[i] = encodeLine(itemText);
 	}
 
-	try (FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter(file.getAbsolutePath(), false);){
-		for (String line : lines) {
-			fileWriter.write(line);
-		}
+	try {
+		Files.write(file.toPath(), List.of(lines), StandardOpenOption.TRUNCATE_EXISTING);
 	} catch(FileNotFoundException e) {
 		displayError(resAddressBook.getString("File_not_found") + "\n" + file.getName());
 		return false;
diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/javaviewer/JavaViewer.java b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/javaviewer/JavaViewer.java
index 64ec400e27e..b22bee0d60b 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/javaviewer/JavaViewer.java
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.examples/src/org/eclipse/swt/examples/javaviewer/JavaViewer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2017 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@
 
 import static org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener.widgetSelectedAdapter;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.io.Reader;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
@@ -145,28 +142,16 @@ void open(String name) {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		FileInputStream stream= new FileInputStream(file.getPath());
-		try (Reader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream))) {
-
-			char[] readBuffer= new char[2048];
-			StringBuilder buffer= new StringBuilder((int) file.length());
-			int n;
-			while ((n = in.read(readBuffer)) > 0) {
-				buffer.append(readBuffer, 0, n);
-			}
-			textString = buffer.toString();
-			stream.close();
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			// Err_file_io
-			String message = MessageFormat.format(resources.getString("Err_file_io"), file.getName());
-			displayError(message);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-	catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+		textString = Files.readString(file.toPath());
+	} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
 		String message = MessageFormat.format(resources.getString("Err_not_found"), file.getName());
 		displayError(message);
 		return;
+	} catch (IOException e) {
+		// Err_file_io
+		String message = MessageFormat.format(resources.getString("Err_file_io"), file.getName());
+		displayError(message);
+		return;
 	}
 	// Guard against superfluous mouse move events -- defer action until later
 	Display display = text.getDisplay();
diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet133.java b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet133.java
index ee7c34162c2..3d1c8b12fd5 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet133.java
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet133.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2018 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import static org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener.*;
 
 import java.io.*;
+import java.nio.file.*;
 
 import org.eclipse.swt.*;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;
@@ -109,16 +110,8 @@ void menuOpen() {
 			return;
 
 		File file = new File(name);
-		try (FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(file.getPath())) {
-			Reader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream));
-			char[] readBuffer = new char[2048];
-			StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder((int) file.length());
-			int n;
-			while ((n = in.read(readBuffer)) > 0) {
-				buffer.append(readBuffer, 0, n);
-			}
-			textString = buffer.toString();
-			stream.close();
+		try {
+			textString = Files.readString(file.toPath());
 		} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
 			MessageBox box = new MessageBox(shell, SWT.ICON_ERROR);
 			box.setMessage("File not found:\n" + name);