# File

Roblox Engine API class from Roblox Studio 0.744.0.7441077 (version-7aaa6838d36c4448).

- Inherits from, nearest first: [Instance](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Instance.md), [Object](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Object.md)
- Tags: Not creatable, Not replicated
- Memory category: Instances
- HTML page: https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/File/
- Roblox documentation: https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/File

An asset loaded from a file on disk.

## Properties

### Size

```luau
File.Size: number
```

- Tags: Hidden, Read only, Plugin security, Read capabilities: AssetRead

The size of the file on disk, in bytes.

## Methods

### GetBinaryContents

```luau
File:GetBinaryContents(): string
```

- Tags: Plugin security, Capabilities: AssetRead

Reads the contents of the [`File`](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/File.md) as a string.

Returns: A raw binary string representation of the [`File`](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/File.md) contents.

### GetTemporaryId

```luau
File:GetTemporaryId(): string
```

- Tags: Plugin security, Capabilities: AssetRead

Gets a `rbxtemp://` asset ID for this [`File`](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/File.md).

Returns: The temporary asset ID.

## Inherited members

- From [Instance](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Instance.md): `Archivable`, `archivable`, `Attributes`, `AttributesReplicate`, `AttributesSerialize`, `HistoryId`, `Name`, `Parent`, `PredictionMode`, `PropertyStatusStudio`, `RobloxLocked`, `SerializedOverrides`, `SourceAssetId`, `Tags`, `UniqueId`, `numExpectedDirectChildren`, `DataCost`, `Capabilities`, `DefinesCapabilities`, `IsInSandbox`, `Sandboxed`, `AddTag`, `ClearAllChildren`, `Clone`, `Destroy`, `FindFirstAncestor`, `FindFirstAncestorOfClass`, `FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA`, `FindFirstChild`, `FindFirstChildOfClass`, `FindFirstChildWhichIsA`, `FindFirstDescendant`, `GetActor`, `GetAttribute`, `GetAttributeChangedSignal`, `GetAttributes`, `GetChildren`, `GetDebugId`, `GetDescendants`, `GetFullName`, `GetStyled`, `GetStyledPropertyChangedSignal`, `GetTags`, `HasTag`, `IsAncestorOf`, `IsDescendantOf`, `IsPropertyModified`, `QueryDescendants`, `RemoveTag`, `ResetPropertyToDefault`, `SetAttribute`, `WaitForChild`, `Remove`, `children`, `clone`, `destroy`, `findFirstChild`, `getChildren`, `isDescendantOf`, `remove`, `AncestryChanged`, `AttributeChanged`, `ChildAdded`, `ChildRemoved`, `DescendantAdded`, `DescendantRemoving`, `Destroying`, `StyledPropertiesChanged`, `childAdded`
- From [Object](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Object.md): `ClassName`, `className`, `GetPropertyChangedSignal`, `IsA`, `isA`, `Changed`