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Function `std.file.readText`

Reads and validates (using validate) a text file. S can be an array of any character type. However, no width or endian conversions are performed. So, if the width or endianness of the characters in the given file differ from the width or endianness of the element type of S, then validation will fail.


						
				S readText(S, R)
				(
				

				  auto ref R name
				

				)
				

				if (isSomeString!S && (isInputRange!R && !isInfinite!R && isSomeChar!(ElementType!R) || is(StringTypeOf!R)));

Parameters

Name	Description
name	string or range of characters representing the file name

Returns

Array of characters read.

Throws

FileException if there is an error reading the file, UTFException on UTF decoding error.

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.