## File::ReadAllText method


Reads the content of the specified text file to a single [String](../../../system/string/) object using the specified character encoding.

```cpp
static String System::IO::File::ReadAllText(const String &path, const EncodingPtr &encoding=Text::Encoding::get_UTF8())
```


| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| path | const String\& | The path of the file to read |
| encoding | const EncodingPtr\& | The character encoding to use |

### ReturnValue

A string containing the content of the specified file

## See Also

* Class [String](../../../system/string/)
* Typedef [EncodingPtr](../../../system/encodingptr/)
* Class [File](../)
* Namespace [System::IO](../../)
* Library [Aspose.PDF for C++](../../../)