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GetFileContents

Return the contents of a file as an array of bytes.

Declaration

Source position: filutilh.inc line 290

function GetFileContents(const aFileName: RawByteString) : TBytes;
function GetFileContents(const aFileName: UnicodeString) : TBytes;
function GetFileContents(const aHandle: THandle) : TBytes;

Description

GetFileContents returns the contents of aFileName or aHandle as an array of bytes. The whole file is read in the case of aHandle: The file position is first set to offset zero.

Errors

If an invalid file handle or a file handle that does not support the seek operation, a EInOutError exception is raised.

See also

Name Description
GetFileAsString Return the contents of a file as a string.