Modules/FileSystem/file/size
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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.
Syntax
int file:size ()
Returns
Returns the amount of bytes that this file/stream object is made of.
Example
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ClientThis snippet returns the contents of a file in a string buffer.
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