FLfile.read()

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004 7.2.

#### Usage

FLfile.read(fileURI)

#### Parameters

fileURI A string, expressed as a file:/// URI, specifying the text-based file (such as .js, .txt, or .jsfl) that you want to read.

#### Returns

The contents of the specified file as a string, or null if the read fails.

#### Description

Method; returns the contents of the specified file as a string, or null if the read fails.

#### Examples

javascript
The following example reads the file mydata.txt and, if successful, displays an alert box with the contents of the file.
var fileURI = "file:///c|/temp/mydata.txt"; var str = FLfile.read( fileURI);

if (str) {

    alert( fileURL + " contains: " + str);

}
The following example reads the ActionScript code from a class file and stores it in the code variable:
var classFileURI = "file:///C|/MyApplication/TextCarousel.as"; 

var code = FLfile.read(classFileURI);