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[`DataAdapter`](DataAdapter) › [`readBinary`](DataAdapter/readBinary)
## DataAdapter.readBinary() method
**Signature:**
```typescript
readBinary(normalizedPath: string): Promise<ArrayBuffer>;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>normalizedPath</code> | <code>string</code> | path to file, use [normalizePath()](normalizePath) to normalize beforehand. |
**Returns:**
`Promise<``ArrayBuffer``>`