- std::ifstream t(fn.c_str());
- return std::string((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(t)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+ std::streampos bufferSize = 0;
+ Dali::Vector<char> fileBuffer;
+ if( !Dali::FileLoader::ReadFile( fn, bufferSize, fileBuffer, Dali::FileLoader::FileType::BINARY ) )
+ {
+ return std::string();
+ }
+
+ return std::string( &fileBuffer[0], bufferSize );