Visual Basic 2005 in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))

Location

My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllBytes

Syntax

Dim result As Byte( ) = My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllBytes(path)

path (required; String)

The path of the file to read

Description

The ReadAllBytes method returns the entire contents of a text file as a Byte array.

Usage at a Glance

• An exception is thrown if the path parameter is missing or invalid, or if the file it refers to does not exist.

• An exception is thrown if the user lacks sufficient file access permissions.

• An exception is thrown if the file content is too large for available memory.

Related Framework Entries

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.ReadAllBytes Method

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.FileSystemProxy.ReadAllBytes Method

See Also

FileSystem Object, OpenTextFieldParser Method, OpenTextFileReader Method, OpenTextFileWriter Method, ReadAllText Method, WriteAllBytes Method, WriteAllText Method