85 lines
2.2 KiB
Go
85 lines
2.2 KiB
Go
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// Reading and writing files are basic tasks needed for
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// many Go programs. First we'll look at some examples of
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// reading files.
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package main
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import (
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"bufio"
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"fmt"
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"io"
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"io/ioutil"
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"os"
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)
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// Reading files requires checking most calls for errors.
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// This helper will streamline our error checks below.
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func check(e error) {
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if e != nil {
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panic(e)
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}
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}
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func main() {
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// Perhaps the most basic file reading task is
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// slurping a file's entire contents into memory.
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dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/tmp/dat")
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check(err)
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fmt.Print(string(dat))
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// You'll often want more control over how and what
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// parts of a file are read. For these tasks, start
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// by `Open`ing a file to obtain an `os.File` value.
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f, err := os.Open("/tmp/dat")
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check(err)
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// Read some bytes from the beginning of the file.
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// Allow up to 5 to be read but also note how many
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// actually were read.
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b1 := make([]byte, 5)
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n1, err := f.Read(b1)
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check(err)
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fmt.Printf("%d bytes: %s\n", n1, string(b1))
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// You can also `Seek` to a known location in the file
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// and `Read` from there.
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o2, err := f.Seek(6, 0)
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check(err)
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b2 := make([]byte, 2)
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n2, err := f.Read(b2)
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check(err)
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fmt.Printf("%d bytes @ %d: %s\n", n2, o2, string(b2))
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// The `io` package provides some functions that may
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// be helpful for file reading. For example, reads
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// like the ones above can be more robustly
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// implemented with `ReadAtLeast`.
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o3, err := f.Seek(6, 0)
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check(err)
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b3 := make([]byte, 2)
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n3, err := io.ReadAtLeast(f, b3, 2)
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check(err)
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fmt.Printf("%d bytes @ %d: %s\n", n3, o3, string(b3))
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// There is no built-in rewind, but `Seek(0, 0)`
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// accomplishes this.
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_, err = f.Seek(0, 0)
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check(err)
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// The `bufio` package implements a buffered
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// reader that may be useful both for its efficiency
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// with many small reads and because of the additional
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// reading methods it provides.
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r4 := bufio.NewReader(f)
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b4, err := r4.Peek(5)
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check(err)
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fmt.Printf("5 bytes: %s\n", string(b4))
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// Close the file when you're done (usually this would
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// be scheduled immediately after `Open`ing with
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// `defer`).
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f.Close()
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}
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