.readFile()

Method to read the contents of a file. The method returns the content of the file. Line feeds are preserved. You can also use the method .content().

Note: This method is different from the default ExtendScript method read().

Usage

var file = new File("C:/myfile.txt");
var filecontents = file.readFile();

Parameter	Data type	Required	Description
encoding	string		The file encoding used for reading the file. Default encoding is `UTF-8`

Value	Meaning
null	The file does not exist
string	The contents of the file