Deno.readFile - Deno

function Deno.readFile

allow-read



readFile(path: string | URL,
options?: ReadFileOptions,
): Promise<Uint8Array>

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. Reading a directory returns an empty data array. ```ts 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>