Description:
Return a remote file from a sequence of nodes.
Syntax:
file( fn:cs,hs)
Note:
The function searches the local machine for remote file fn from a sequence of nodes hs; it searches the nodes in turn if it cannot find the targe file locally. The returned file is read-only.
Parameter:
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fn |
To-be-loaded file represented by an absolute path or a relative path that is relative to the main directory |
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cs |
Character set, which is a JVM built-in one; use the system default when the parameter is absent |
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hs |
A sequence of nodes |
Return value:
A file object
Example:
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A |
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1 |
=file("City.txt":"UTF-8",["192.168.46.1:8281","192.168.31.165:8281"]) |
Find City.txt file under the main directory in the sequence of nodes ["192.168.46.1:8281","192.168.31.165:8281"] using character set UTF-8. |
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2 |
=A1.read() |
Read in content of A1’s file. |