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7.6::
Stdio
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Method Stdio.read_bytes()
- Method
read_bytes
string read_bytes(string filename, int start, int len)
string read_bytes(string filename, int start)
string read_bytes(string filename) - Description
Read len number of bytes from the file filename starting at byte
start , and return it as a string.
If len is omitted, the rest of the file will be returned.
If start is also omitted, the entire file will be returned.
- Throws
Throws an error if filename isn't a regular file.
- Returns
Returns 0 (zero) on failure to open filename .
Returns a string with the requested data otherwise.
- See also
read_file , write_file() , append_file()
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Stdio.append_file()