if `Path` is now the preferred way over `File` in Java, why is there no `readBytes()` extension on `...

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[poohbar]

if Path is now the preferred way over File in Java, why is there no readBytes() extension on Path?

[randomcat]

They're experimental in 1.4.20 https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2020/11/kotlin-1-4-20-released/ (search for java.nio.Path)

[randomcat]

you can still use Files.readAllBytes(path) in kotlin

[poohbar]

thanks!

[randomcat]

np

[nanodeath]

oh man, finally. I've been waiting for this forever. I just path.toFile() everywhere 😕