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function Deno.readFile
allow-read
#readFile(
path: string | URL,
options?: ReadFileOptions,
): Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>>

Reads and resolves to the entire contents of a file as an array of bytes. TextDecoder can be used to transform the bytes to string if required. Rejects with an error when reading a directory.

const decoder = new TextDecoder("utf-8");
const data = await Deno.readFile("hello.txt");
console.log(decoder.decode(data));

Requires allow-read permission.

Parameters #

#path: string | URL
optional
#options: ReadFileOptions

Return Type #

Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>>