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x/deno/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts>Deno.readTextFile

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function Deno.readTextFile
allow-read
import { Deno } from "https://deno.land/x/deno@v2.0.4/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts";
const { readTextFile } = Deno;

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

Returns

Promise<string>