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Function `std.file.getSize`

Get size of file name in bytes.


						
				ulong getSize(R)
				(
				

				  R name
				

				)
				

				if (isSomeFiniteCharInputRange!R && !isConvertibleToString!R);
				

				

				ulong getSize(R)
				(
				

				  auto ref R name
				

				)
				

				if (isConvertibleToString!R);

Parameters

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

Returns

The size of file in bytes.

Throws

FileException on error (e.g., file not found).

Example

scope(exit) deleteme.remove;

// create a file of size 1
write(deleteme, "a");
writeln(getSize(deleteme)); // 1

// create a file of size 3
write(deleteme, "abc");
writeln(getSize(deleteme)); // 3

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.