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Deno.readTextFile

Asynchronously reads and returns the entire contents of a file as utf8 encoded string. Reading a directory throws an error.

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

Requires allow-read permission.

function readTextFile( path: string | URL , options?: ReadFileOptions) : Promise<string>;
readTextFile( path: string | URL , options?: ReadFileOptions) : Promise<string>

Parameters

path: string | URL
options?: ReadFileOptions optional

Return Type

Promise<string>