This post shows you an example of how to read the content of a file in Dart.

import 'dart:io';

main() {
  final fileName = 'test.txt';

  // Absolute path to the root folder of project
  final rootPath = Directory.current.path;

  // Absolute path to file
  final path = rootPath+ '/lib/io/file/$fileName';

  // Create a file, read the entire contents and print line by line
  final file = File(path);
  file.readAsString().then((value) => print(value));

  // Read the file synchronously
  final content = file.readAsStringSync();
  print('readAsStringSync: $content');

  // Print the stat of file
  file.stat().then((value) => print(value));
}

Output

readAsStringSync: Coflutter - State management options:
Dart
Flutter
setState
MobX
Bloc
Redux
Provider

FileStat: type file
          changed 2020-08-10 06:24:14.287
          modified 2020-08-10 06:24:14.287
          accessed 2020-08-10 06:24:14.907
          mode rw-r--r--
          size 85
Coflutter - State management options:
Dart
Flutter
setState
MobX
Bloc
Redux
Provider

Phuc Tran

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