# Class FileReader

- [TopLevel.Object](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md)
  - [dw.io.Reader](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md)
    - [dw.io.FileReader](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.FileReader.md)

File reader class.

## Constructor Summary

| Constructor                                                                                                                                                                                           | Description            |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [FileReader](#filereaderfile)([File](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.File.md))                                                                                            | Constructs the reader. |
| [FileReader](#filereaderfile-string)([File](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.File.md), [String](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.String.md)) | Constructs the reader. |

## Method Summary

| Method                                                                                     | Description        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------ |
| [close](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.FileReader.md#close)() | Closes the reader. |

### Methods inherited from class Reader

[close](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#close), [getLines](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#getlines), [getString](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#getstring), [read](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#read), [read](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#readnumber), [readLine](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#readline), [readLines](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#readlines), [readN](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#readnnumber), [readString](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#readstring), [ready](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#ready), [skip](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.Reader.md#skipnumber)

### Methods inherited from class Object

[assign](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#assignobject-object), [create](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#createobject), [create](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#createobject-object), [defineProperties](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#definepropertiesobject-object), [defineProperty](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#definepropertyobject-object-object), [entries](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#entriesobject), [freeze](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#freezeobject), [fromEntries](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#fromentriesiterable), [getOwnPropertyDescriptor](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#getownpropertydescriptorobject-object), [getOwnPropertyNames](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#getownpropertynamesobject), [getOwnPropertySymbols](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#getownpropertysymbolsobject), [getPrototypeOf](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#getprototypeofobject), [hasOwnProperty](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#hasownpropertystring), [is](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#isobject-object), [isExtensible](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#isextensibleobject), [isFrozen](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#isfrozenobject), [isPrototypeOf](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#isprototypeofobject), [isSealed](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#issealedobject), [keys](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#keysobject), [preventExtensions](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#preventextensionsobject), [propertyIsEnumerable](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#propertyisenumerablestring), [seal](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#sealobject), [setPrototypeOf](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#setprototypeofobject-object), [toLocaleString](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#tolocalestring), [toString](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#tostring), [valueOf](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#valueof), [values](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.Object.md#valuesobject)

## Constructor Details

### FileReader(File)

- FileReader(file: [File](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.File.md))
  - : Constructs the reader.

    To release system resources, close the reader by calling [close()](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.FileReader.md#close).

    **Parameters:**

    - file - the file object to read.

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### FileReader(File, String)

- FileReader(file: [File](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.File.md), encoding: [String](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/TopLevel.String.md))
  - : Constructs the reader.

    To release system resources, close the reader by calling [close()](/docs/commerce/b2c-commerce/references/b2c-script-api/dw.io.FileReader.md#close).

    **Parameters:**

    - file - the file object to read.
    - encoding - the character encoding to use.

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## Method Details

### close()

- close(): void
  - : Closes the reader.

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