Difference between revisions of "love.filesystem.read"

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{{param|string|contents|The file contents}}
 
{{param|string|contents|The file contents}}
 
{{param|number|size|How many bytes have been read}}
 
{{param|number|size|How many bytes have been read}}
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=== Returns (if error on reading) ===
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{{param|nil|-|returns nil as content}}
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{{param|string|error|returns an error message}}
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[parent::love.filesystem]]
 
* [[parent::love.filesystem]]

Revision as of 10:12, 4 July 2017

Read the contents of a file

Function

Synopsis

contents, size = love.filesystem.read( name, size )

Arguments

string name
The name (and path) of the file
number size (all)
How many bytes to read

Returns

string contents
The file contents
number size
How many bytes have been read

Returns (if error on reading)

nil -
returns nil as content
string error
returns an error message

See Also


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