ReadArray()

Summary

Reads a text file into an array of strings.

 

Syntax

result = ReadArray(file fptr)

 

Argument	Contents
fptr	A file handle

 

Returns

An array of strings, one for each line in the file.

 

Notes

• ReadArray() reads each line in the file as a single string.

• Zero length strings (e.g., a blank line in the input file) are represented as null elements in the array.

• Use LoadArray() to load an array saved in a binary format by SaveArray().

Example

ptr = OpenFile("listfile.txt", "r")

a = ReadArray(ptr)

CloseFile(ptr)

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
Error	File is not open, is open in the wrong mode, or is a binary file

 

See Also

Function	Summary
LoadArray()	Loads an array from a file
OpenFile()	Opens a text or binary file on disk
ReadSizedArray()	Reads a group of strings from a file
WriteArray()	Writes the elements of an array to a text file
WriteArraySeparated()	Writes the elements of an array to a file, separated by a delimiter