Which Ruby code snippet correctly reads the entire content of notes.txt into a variable?

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Ruby - File IO

Which Ruby code snippet correctly reads the entire content of notes.txt into a variable?

Acontent = File.read('notes.txt')

Bcontent = File.open('notes.txt').each_line

Ccontent = File.readlines('notes.txt').join

Dcontent = File.readlines('notes.txt')

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify correct method
File.read reads the entire file content as a string.
Step 2: Analyze other options
File.open(...).each_line returns an enumerator, not a string; File.readlines returns an array of lines.
Final Answer:
content = File.read('notes.txt') -> Option A
Quick Check:
File.read returns full file content as string [OK]

Quick Trick: Use File.read('filename') to get full content string [OK]

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