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File..::.ReadAllText Method

Opens a text file, reads all lines of the file into a string, and then closes the file.

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Public methodStatic memberReadAllText(String)Opens a text file, reads all lines of the file, and then closes the file.
Public methodStatic memberReadAllText(String, Encoding)Opens a file, reads all lines of the file with the specified encoding, and then closes the file.
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