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	This function returns the size of a specific file/stream from beginning to end. Not all streams have to support this operation.		This function returns the size of a specific file/stream from beginning to end. Not all streams have to support this operation.

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__NOTOC__
This function returns the size of a specific file/stream from beginning to end. Not all streams have to support this operation.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
int file:size ()
</syntaxhighlight>

==Returns==
Returns the amount of bytes that this file/stream object is made of.

==Example==
<section name="Client" class="client" show="true">
This snippet returns the contents of a file in a string buffer.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
local function fileGetContents( path )
-- Prevent a warning being output by checking for file existance first.
if not ( fileExists( path ) ) then return false; end;

-- Open the requested file.
local theFile = fileOpen( path );

if not ( theFile ) then return false; end;

-- The the whole content of the file into a string buffer.
local content = theFile:read( theFile:size() );

-- Clean up the file handle.
theFile:destroy();
return content;
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>
{{:Modules/FileSystem/file/functions}}

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Danilo at 03:10, 23 January 2022