Read Complete File to Array of Lines

[Graham Fawcett]

On Friday, 11 May 2012 at 15:00:18 UTC, Paul wrote:
> I would like to read a complete file in one statement and then 
> process it line by line.
>
> foreach (line; MyFile)
> etc.
>
> Is it possible to read a file into and array of lines?
> Thanks

If you use the "byLine" approach...

   foreach(line; File("myfile").byLine)) { ... }

or

   File("myfile").byLine.doSomethingWithLines()

...keep in mind that "byLine", as it traverses your file, reuses 
a single buffer to store the current line in. If you're storing 
those lines somewhere for later use, use "line.dup" or 
"line.idup" to make a copy of that buffer. (Or use a different 
approach, like readText/splitLines.)

That was one of the first "gotcha" moments I had with D. :)

Graham