[−][src]Function async_std::fs::read_to_string

pub async fn read_to_string<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<String>

Read the entire contents of a file into a string.

This function is an async version of std::fs::read_to_string.

Errors

An error will be returned in the following situations (not an exhaustive list):

  • path is not a file.
  • The current process lacks permissions to read path.

Examples

use async_std::fs;

let contents = fs::read_to_string("a.txt").await?;