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new File()

Constructs a new File object by absolute path
$file->base64()

Returns the file content as base64 encoded string
$file->copy()

Copy a file to a new location.
$file->dataUri()

Returns the file as data uri
$file->delete()

Deletes the file
$file->exists()

Checks if the file actually exists
$file->extension()

Returns the current lowercase extension (without .)
$file->filename()

Returns the filename
$file->hash()

Returns a md5 hash of the root
$file->is()

Checks if a file is of a certain type
$file->isReadable()

Checks if the file is readable
$file->isWritable()

Checks if the file is writable
$file->mime()

Detects the mime type of the file
$file->modified()

Get the file's last modification time.
$file->move()

Move the file to a new location
$file->name()

Getter for the name of the file without the extension
$file->niceSize()

Returns the file size in a human-readable format
$file->read()

Reads the file content and returns it.
$file->realpath()

Returns the absolute path to the file
$file->rename()

Changes the name of the file without touching the extension
$file->root()

Returns the given file path
$file->size()

Returns the raw size of the file
$file->toArray()

Converts the media object to a plain PHP array
$file->type()

Returns the file type.
$file->validateContents()

Validates the file contents depending on the file type
$file->write()

Writes content to the file

$file->read()

Reads the file content and returns it.

kirby/src/Toolkit/File.php#L238

$file->read(): string|false

Return type

string|false

Parent class

Kirby\Toolkit\File

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