How to read file using Nodejs?

Asked Dec 20 '21 at 20:36

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i have a function i am trying to read a file from the same directory it is showing promise pending what needs to be fixed here

index.js

const fs = require('fs').promises;
const path = require('path');
const filePath = path.join(__dirname, 'Accounts.txt');
async function ReadFile() {   
  try {
    let data = await fs.readFile(path.join(filePath));
    data = String(data)
    return data;
 } catch(e) {
   console.log(e);
 }

Console

READING FILE>>>> Promise { <pending> }
[0] (node:6379) ExperimentalWarning: The fs.promises API is experimental

asked Dec 20 '21 at 20:36

hussain

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you need to use `fs.readFileSync(...)` – TheProgrammer Dec 20 '21 at 20:41
readFileSync isn't exported from fs promises. – Phix Dec 20 '21 at 20:43
You need to resolve it either by using another await inside An [IIFE](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/IIFE) (Immediately Invoked Function Expression) like: `(async function () { console.log(await ReadFile()); })();` – XMehdi01 Dec 20 '21 at 20:45
using `then()` like that : `ReadFile().then((x) => console.log(x));` – XMehdi01 Dec 20 '21 at 20:48

How to read file using Nodejs?

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