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| Return content of given filename as string. If you plan to [[compile]] said string, be aware that the file shouldn't contain comments or [[compile]] will throw an error. If there are comments, use [[preprocessFile]]/[[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] instead. <br><br> | | Return content of given filename as string. If you plan to [[compile]] said string, be aware that the file shouldn't contain comments or [[compile]] will throw an error. If there are comments, use [[preprocessFile]]/[[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] instead. <br><br> | ||
{{Feature | | {{Feature | Warning | If the file you are loading is not prepared using UTF-8 encoding and contains some characters [[toArray | with codes]] > 127, they might convert incorrectly}} | ||
| [[loadFile]] fileName | | [[loadFile]] fileName | ||
Revision as of 00:30, 7 February 2021
Description
- Description:
- Description needed
- Groups:
- Program Flow
Syntax
- Syntax:
- Syntax needed
- Parameters:
- fileName: String
- Return Value:
- Return value needed
Examples
- Example 1:
_contents = loadFile "wantedString.txt";- Example 2:
_contents = compile loadFile "myFunction.sqf"; // will compile string into code
Additional Information
- See also:
- See also needed
Notes
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Only post proven facts here! Add Note
- Posted on 25 January 2016 - 12:13
- James
- Notice that you will have to activate file patching via -filePatching. Otherwise, execVM and loadFile will *not* load any files outside your mission folder (like the global scripts).