Reading a file as a string.

README.md

#dart:io example

Reading a file as a string.

Use the File readAsString() method to read a file as a string.

Main library: dart:io
Main element: File.readAsString
Gist: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/f3f162cef95b94967edd
DartPad: https://dartpad.dartlang.org/f3f162cef95b94967edd

file.txt

hello world

main.dart

import 'dart:io';
import 'dart:async';

Future main() async {
  print(await new File('lib/file.txt').readAsString());
}

pubspec.yaml

name: dart.io_File.readAsString
description: |
  Reading a file as a string.

  Use the File readAsString() method to read a file as a string.
homepage: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/f3f162cef95b94967edd
environment:
  sdk: '>=1.11.0 <2.0.0'