<read>
Purpose/Function
Reads the indicated number of bytes into a String buffer, starting at the given offset.
NOTE: for scalability, one can use the <read-from-stream> task.
Attributes
NAME |
TYPE |
DEFAULT VALUE |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
path |
|
required |
file to read |
offset |
|
0 |
read from this byte |
numBytes |
|
-1 |
read this many bytes (-1 = up to the end of the file) |
asByteArray |
|
|
return bytes as an array; otherwise, return |
Elements
None.
ReturnValues
DEFAULT NAME |
TYPE |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
fileContents |
|
the read contents |
Examples
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<read path="${init.file}" offset="$E{10 * 1024}" numBytes="$E{20 * 1024}" asByteArray="true">
<return-value defaultName="fileContents" assignedName="variableArray"/>
</read>
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