C# File ReadAllBytes

Description

File ReadAllBytes Opens a binary file, reads the contents of the file into a byte array, and then closes the file.

Syntax

File.ReadAllBytes has the following syntax.


public static byte[] ReadAllBytes(
  string path
)

Parameters

File.ReadAllBytes has the following parameters.

  • path - The file to open for reading.

Returns

File.ReadAllBytes method returns

Example

Opens a file, reads the contents of the file into a byte array, and then closes the file.


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using System;
using System.IO;
class Test
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt";

        string[] createText = { "Hello", "And", "java2s.com" };
        File.WriteAllLines(path, createText);

        byte[] readText = File.ReadAllBytes(path);
        foreach (byte s in readText)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(s);
        }
    }
}




















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