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init(contentsOfFile:usedEncoding:)

Returns an NSString object initialized by reading data from the file at a given path and returns by reference the encoding used to interpret the characters.

Declaration

convenience init(contentsOfFile path: String, usedEncoding enc: UnsafeMutablePointer<UInt>?) throws

Parameters

  • path:

    A path to a file.

  • enc:

    Upon return, if the file is read successfully, contains the encoding used to interpret the file at path. For possible values, see Nsstringencoding.

Return Value

An NSString object initialized by reading data from the file named by path. The returned object may be different from the original receiver. If the file can’t be opened or there is an encoding error, returns nil.

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See Also

Creating and Initializing a String from a File