Reads the data of a file from the current position to the end of the file.

syntaxSyntax:
DlxFile.ReadAll()

Return Value

If the operation finishes successfully, it returns the text string, otherwise it returns an empty string.

Remarks

If the file is of binary type (opened with DlxApp.FILEOPEN_READBINARY) an empty string is returned.

Example

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var filename = "demofile.txt";
// write file
var file = new DlxFile(filename, DlxApp.FILEOPEN_WRITETEXT);
if (file.IsValid())
{
  for (var i = 0; i <= 90; i++)
	file.Write(i.toString() + "° : " + Math.sin(i / 180 * Math.PI) + "\n");
  file.Close();
}
// read file
file = new DlxFile(filename, DlxApp.FILEOPEN_READTEXT);
if (file.IsValid())
{
  DlxApp.Printf("File size: %i characters", file.GetLength());
  var txt = file.ReadAll();
  file.Close();
  DlxApp.Printf("File content: %s", txt);
}
else DlxApp.Printf("File not found.");

See also