Calling File.read( ) from rails

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I was looking at the encryption logic posted

http://blog.leetsoft.com/2006/03/14/simple-encryption

and http://blog.leetsoft.com/files/crypto-key.rb.txt

there is a call made to File.read( ) to open up RSA keys. THe question is: Does this result in an automatic closure of the file after it is read???

Or...... if not should I do a File.open(), perform my logic, and then explicitly do a File.close() or wrap it in a block to close?

Concerned about a File descriptor leak.

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DavidB wrote:

there is a call made to File.read( ) to open up RSA keys. THe question is: Does this result in an automatic closure of the file after it is read???   

http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/IO.html#M002297

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Javier, Unbelievable-thanks for finding that. I thought I had scoured the API. Thanks again. David