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SD : File class

read()

Read a byte from the file.

read() inherits from the Stream utility class.

Syntax

file.read()

Parameters

file: an instance of the File class (returned by SD.open())

Returns

The next byte (or character), or -1 if none is available.

See Also

• available()
• peek()
• write()
• Stream.read()

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