Function File_ReadWholeFile

src/file.c:899–918

* Reads the whole file in the memory. * * @param filename The name of the file to open. * @param mallocFlags The type of memory to allocate. * @return The pointer to allocated memory where the file has been read. */

 * @return The pointer to allocated memory where the file has been read.
 */
void *File_ReadWholeFile(const char *filename)
{
	uint8 index;
	uint32 length;
	void *buffer;

	index = File_Open(filename, FILE_MODE_READ);
	if (index == FILE_INVALID) return NULL;
	length = File_GetSize(index);

	buffer = malloc(length + 1);
	File_Read(index, buffer, length);

	/* In case of text-files it can be very important to have a \0 at the end */
	((char *)buffer)[length] = '\0';

	File_Close(index);

	return buffer;
}

/**
 * Reads the whole file in the memory. The file should contain little endian