diff --git a/file.php b/file.php
index 92791a5..1247aa8 100644
--- a/file.php
+++ b/file.php
@@ -145,6 +145,33 @@ class file
   }
   // }}}
 
+  /** Get the file contents in an array (like 'file' function, but can not
+    * have the same name as the class...)
+    * @param string $filename Name of the file to read
+    * @return string Content of the file
+    * @throws If parent directory not exists, is not readable, the file is not
+    *         exists or is not readable
+    */
+  public function fileArray ($filename)
+  // {{{
+  {
+    $this->debug (2, "file ($filename)");
+    $filename = $this->realpath ($filename);
+    $this->checkPathRO (dirname ($filename));
+    if (! is_file ($filename))
+      throw new \Exception (sprintf (dgettext ("domframework",
+                                       "File '%s' is not a file"),
+                                       $filename), 500);
+    if (! is_readable ($filename))
+      throw new \Exception (sprintf (dgettext ("domframework",
+                                       "File '%s' is not readable"),
+                                       $filename), 500);
+    $contents = file ($filename);
+    $this->debug (1, "file ($filename) => ". count ($contents). " rows");
+    return $contents;
+  }
+  // }}}
+
   /** Checks whether a file or directory exists
     * @param string $filename The file or directory to verify
     * @return bool true if the file exists, false otherwise