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# temp:read — Read temporary data file

TEMP:READ reads the entire content of a temporary data file.

TEMP:READ is the complement of the TEMP:WRITE operation.

### Attributes
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ------- | ----------- |
| var | var |  | Result variable name |
| var_struct | var |  | Result variable name for structural value |
| id | string |  | Identifier |

### Children
- (none)

### Parents
- (not restricted in the reference)

### Result
- binding: var; type: string
- binding: var_struct; type: n/a

### Examples

```xml
<temp:write var="id">iXML</temp:write>

<output>
	<temp:read id="$id"/>
</output>

<!-- iXML -->
```