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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T10:03:56+00:00 2026-05-30T10:03:56+00:00

Just trying to understand a line of code which copies a file: new File(c:\\test)

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Just trying to understand a line of code which copies a file:

new File("c:\\test") << new File("c:\\test\\newtest").bytes

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    2026-05-30T10:03:57+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 10:03 am

    It’s the left shift operator

    That line of code is calling File.leftShift( byte[] bytes ) (documentation here), so is writing the bytes from newtest into test

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