inputStream

Constructs a new InputStream of this file and returns it as a result.

inline fun Path.inputStream(vararg options: OpenOption): InputStream(source)

import java.nio.file.Paths
import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption

val path = Paths.get("example.txt")

path.inputStream().use { inputStream ->
    val text = inputStream.bufferedReader().readText()
    println(text)
}

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