# file

<mark style="color:purple;">`file`</mark> `write(`<mark style="color:green;">`filepath`</mark>, <mark style="color:green;">`data`</mark>, <mark style="color:green;">`mode`</mark>`)` -> <mark style="color:purple;">void</mark>

| Name       | Type                                       | Description                                             |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `filepath` | <mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark> | The filepath name                                       |
| `data`     | <mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark> | The data to the file.                                   |
| `mode`     | <mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark> | -> <mark style="color:purple;">optional</mark> "binary" |

<mark style="color:purple;">`file`</mark> `exists(`<mark style="color:green;">`filepath`</mark>`)` -> <mark style="color:purple;">bool</mark>

Returns true if the filepath exists.

<mark style="color:purple;">`file`</mark> `overwrite(`<mark style="color:green;">`filepath`</mark>, <mark style="color:green;">`data`</mark>, <mark style="color:green;">`mode`</mark>`)` -> <mark style="color:purple;">void</mark>

| Name       | Type                                       | Description                                             |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `filepath` | <mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark> | The filepath name                                       |
| `data`     | <mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark> | The data to the file.                                   |
| `mode`     | <mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark> | -> <mark style="color:purple;">optional</mark> "binary" |

<mark style="color:purple;">`file`</mark> `read(`<mark style="color:green;">`filepath`</mark>`)` -> <mark style="color:purple;">string</mark>

| Name       | Type                                       | Description        |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------ |
| `filepath` | <mark style="color:green;">`string`</mark> | The filepath name. |

* This will only read/write in the photon data folder.

## Example

```lua
local data = "hello!"

file.write("test.txt", data)

local read_data = file.read("test.txt") -- returns "hello!"

print(read_data)
```