File

File operations with both static utility methods and instance-based operations.

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Language::IO

Static Methods

Method	Parameters	Returns	Description
exists	path: String^	Bool^	True if file exists
delete	path: String^	Bool^	True if deleted
copy	srcPath: String^, dstPath: String^	Bool^	True if copied
rename	oldPath: String^, newPath: String^	Bool^	True if renamed
sizeOf	path: String^	Integer^	Size in bytes
readAll	path: String^	String^	Read entire file content

Instance Methods

Method	Parameters	Returns	Description
Constructor	path: String^, mode: String^	File^	Open file (r/w/a mode)
close	—	None	Close file handle
isOpen	—	Bool^	True if file is open
eof	—	Bool^	True if at end of file
size	—	Integer^	Size in bytes

Reading

Method	Parameters	Returns	Description
readLine	—	String^	Read next line

Writing

Method	Parameters	Returns	Description
writeString	text: String^	Integer^	Bytes written
writeLine	text: String^	Integer^	Bytes written (with newline)
flush	—	Integer^	Flush buffered data to disk

Examples

Reading a File

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If (IO::File::exists(String::Constructor("config.txt"))) -> {
    Instantiate String^ As <content> = IO::File::readAll(String::Constructor("config.txt"));
    Run Console::printLine(content);
}

Writing a File

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Instantiate IO::File^ As <out> = IO::File::Constructor(
    String::Constructor("output.txt"),
    String::Constructor("w")
);
Run out.writeLine(String::Constructor("Hello, World!"));
Run out.close();

Reading Line by Line

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Instantiate IO::File^ As <file> = IO::File::Constructor(
    String::Constructor("data.txt"),
    String::Constructor("r")
);
While (file.eof().not()) -> {
    Instantiate String^ As <line> = file.readLine();
    Run Console::printLine(line);
}
Run file.close();