web_response->sendFile

Sends a file or byte stream as a response.

Target member

Signature

1web_response->sendFile(data, name= null, ...)

Sends a file or byte stream as a response.

web_response->sendFile is called with member syntax on a receiver value. web_response->sendFile belongs at the request or response boundary. Treat visitor input as untrusted, validate before use, and encode values before writing them into HTML.

Parameters

data: Required value. Supply data positionally unless the signature shows a keyword form.
name: Optional value. Supply name positionally unless the signature shows a keyword form.
...: Additional values may be supplied after the earlier arguments.

Examples

Basic call

1web_response->sendFile(file('/tmp/report.pdf'), 'report.pdf')

The example belongs near a request or response boundary; validate visitor input before trusting it.