# `copyReadString`

*Function*

## Declaration

```swift
func copyReadString(_ line: UnsafePointer<CChar>!, _ length: Int) -> String!
```

```objc
NSString *copyReadString(const char *line, NSInteger length);
```

```python
copyReadString(line: str, length: int) -> str
```

## See Also

### Text and Keys

- [`copyReadQuotedString`](/Core/GlyphsCore/copyReadQuotedString)
- [`copyReadText`](/Core/GlyphsCore/copyReadText)
- [`copyReadTextLine`](/Core/GlyphsCore/copyReadTextLine)
- [`copyReadKey`](/Core/GlyphsCore/copyReadKey)
- [`copyReadValue`](/Core/GlyphsCore/copyReadValue)
- [`skipWhite`](/Core/GlyphsCore/skipWhite)