Name
ReadFileBytes
Syntax
ReadFileBytes (String filePath)
Purpose
To read and return entire contents of the specified file in bytes.
Description
Reads all bytes of the file and returns a byte array containing all of the file’s contents. Use this function only for small binary files.
Return Type
Byte
Parameter
filePath [System.String] – Full path of the file
Example
In this example, we are passing the required parameter to the function transformation object using a Variables object.
Where,
filePath = C:\Users\Kanwal.Azim\OneDrive - Astera Software\Desktop\Functions Documentation\Files\ReadFileBytes\Test.txt
Right-click on the function transformation object and select Preview Output. You can see that Astera Data Stack has read and returned the bytes of the specified file.