Deno.readTextFile

function Deno.readTextFile

allow-read



readTextFile(path: string | URL,
options?: ReadFileOptions,
): Promise<string>

Asynchronously reads and returns the entire contents of a file as an UTF-8 decoded string. Reading a directory throws an error.

const data = await Deno.readTextFile("hello.txt");
console.log(data);

Requires allow-read permission.

Parameters



path: string | URL

optional



options: ReadFileOptions

Promise<string>