PathIO.ReadTextAsync(String, UnicodeEncoding) | readTextAsync(String, UnicodeEncoding) method

Reads the contents of the file at the specified path or URI using the specified character encoding and returns text.

Syntax

Windows.Storage.PathIO.readTextAsync(absolutePath, encoding).done( /* Your success and error handlers */ );

Parameters

absolutePath

Type: String [JavaScript] | System.String [.NET] | Platform::String [C++]

The path of the file to read.

encoding

Type: UnicodeEncoding

The character encoding of the file.

Return value

Type: IAsyncOperation<String>

When this method completes successfully, it returns the contents of the file as a text string.

Remarks

Note  To read or write to a file using a path or URIs, you must have permission to access the file's location.

You can specify an app URIs to read or write files in app-specific locations like your app data folder ("ms-appdata://"). To learn more about app URIs, see How to reference content.

Requirements

See also

PathIO

ReadTextAsync(String)

Build date: 2/25/2013