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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
S	the string type of the file
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.

Example

Read file with UTF-8 text.

write(deleteme, "abc"); // deleteme is the name of a temporary file
scope(exit) remove(deleteme);
string content = readText(deleteme);
writeln(content); // "abc"

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.