ReadBinary

Reads a binary value of a specified type from a file.

Syntax

ReadBinary(fileID, valueType)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fileID	number	File ID received from `OpenFile` function.
valueType	string	Binary type. Should be `char`, `uchar`, `short`, `ushort`, `int`, `uint`, `int64`, `uint64`, `float` or `number`

Return

The value read from the file.

Examples

Python

import nex
# open binary file in read mode
file = nex.OpenFile(r"C:\Data\binaryfile.dat", "r")
# read short (2-byte signed) value
shortValue = nex.ReadBinary(file, "short")
nex.CloseFile(file)

NexScript

% open binary file in read mode
file = OpenFile("C:\Data\binaryfile.dat", "r")
% read short (2-byte signed) value
shortValue = ReadBinary(file, "short")
CloseFile(file)