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

Asynchronously reads and returns the entire contents of a file as an UTF-8 decoded string. Reading a directory throws an error.

const data = await Deno.readTextFile("hello.txt");
console.log(data);

Requires allow-read permission.

Parameters #

#path: string | URL
optional
#options: ReadFileOptions

Return Type #

Promise<string>