Node.js, MongoDB, and AngularJS Web Development

Simple File Reading

The simplest method for reading data from a file is to use one of the readFile() methods. These methods read the full contents from a file into a data buffer. The following is the syntax for readFile() methods:

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fs.readFile(path, [options], callback)fs.readFileSync(path, [options])

The path parameter specifies the path to the file, which can be relative or absolute. The optional options parameter is an object that can contain encoding, mode, and flag properties that define the string encoding as well as the mode and flags used when opening the file. The asynchronous method also requires the callback parameter, which will be called when the file read has been completed.

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