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ReadByteArray[src,term]
reads until the termination condition term is satisfied.
Details and OptionsRead in an image file as a byte array:
The byte array contains the contents of the file for further manipulation:
Read in the file as a byte array:
Convert the bytes back to a string:
Scope (5)Read in the file, explicitly specifying the EndOfFile terminator:
Convert the data to expressions:
Read in the first line of text of Alice in Wonderland as an array of bytes:
Read the first 70 bytes of the United States Constitution:
Read until either 70 bytes have been read or an end of line is encountered:
Open a system shell using StartProcess:
Write a command to the process that generates output:
Read the available output as a byte array:
Convert the bytes to a string and notice that it includes the end-of-line character:
Write the command to the process a second time:
This time, read until the end of line is reached:
The byte array no longer encodes an end of line:
Write a request to the socket:
Read until the byte sequence corresponding to GIF89 is read:
Convert the data in the HTTP header to text:
Join the bytes with the GIF header and import the images:
Options (1) TimeConstraint (1)Start a shell and clear the output it prints on startup:
Attempt to read 5 bytes, but force a return after 2 seconds with what has been obtained:
Write a command to the shell, causing it to print output:
Attempt another time-constrained read, which returns immediately with 5 bytes:
Properties & Relations (5) Wolfram Research (2018), ReadByteArray, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReadByteArray.html. TextWolfram Research (2018), ReadByteArray, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReadByteArray.html.
CMSWolfram Language. 2018. "ReadByteArray." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReadByteArray.html.
APAWolfram Language. (2018). ReadByteArray. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReadByteArray.html
BibTeX@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_readbytearray, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ReadByteArray}", year="2018", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReadByteArray.html}", note=[Accessed: 17-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX@online{reference.wolfram_2025_readbytearray, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ReadByteArray}, year={2018}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReadByteArray.html}, note=[Accessed: 17-August-2025]}
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