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fread

Note: This function name starts with a lowercase letter.

Description:

Parameters:

Return Values:

Example Usage:

// Open "file.txt" in "read only" mode
new File:handle = fopen("file.txt", io_read),
 
	// Initialize "buf"
	buf[128];
 
// Check, if the file is opened
if(handle)
{
	// Success
 
	// Read the whole file
	while(fread(handle, buf)) print(buf);
 
	// Close the file
	fclose(handle);
}
else
{
	// Error
	print("The file \"file.txt\" does not exists, or can't be opened.");
}

// Open "file.txt" in "read and write" mode
new File:handle = fopen("file.txt"),
 
	// Initialize "buf"
	buf[128];
 
// Check, if file is open
if(handle)
{
	// Success
 
	// Read the whole file
	while(fread(handle, buf)) print(buf);
 
	// Set the file pointer to the first byte
	fseek(handle, _, seek_begin);
 
	// Write "I just wrote here!" into this file
	fwrite(handle, "I just wrote here!");
 
	// Close the file
	fclose(handle);
}
else
{
	// Error
	print("The file \"file.txt\" does not exists, or can't be opened.");
}

Related Functions

The following functions may be useful, as they are related to this function in one way or another.

• fopen: Open a file.

• fclose: Close a file.

• ftemp: Create a temporary file stream.

• fremove: Remove a file.

• fwrite: Write to a file.

• fread: Read a file.

• fputchar: Put a character in a file.

• fgetchar: Get a character from a file.

• fblockwrite: Write blocks of data into a file.

• fblockread: Read blocks of data from a file.

• fseek: Jump to a specific character in a file.

• flength: Get the file length.

• fexist: Check, if a file exists.

• fmatch: Check, if patterns with a file name matches.