+fileContent <- arvadosFile$read("raw", offset = 1024, length = 512)
+```
+
+#### Read various file types:
+
+Chooses file type based on file name extension. Recognized file extensions: 'txt', 'xlsx', 'csv', 'tsv', 'fasta', 'dat', 'bin', 'rds', 'rdata'.
+
+```r
+collection <- Collection$new(arv, collectionUUID)
+readFile <- collection$readArvFile(arvadosFile, istable = 'yes') # table
+readFile <- collection$readArvFile(arvadosFile, istable = 'no') # text
+readFile <- collection$readArvFile(arvadosFile) # xlsx, csv, tsv, rds, rdata
+readFile <- collection$readArvFile(arvadosFile, fileclass = 'fasta') # fasta
+readFile <- collection$readArvFile(arvadosFile, Ncol= 4, Nrow = 32) # binary data.frame, only numbers
+readFile <- collection$readArvFile(arvadosFile, Ncol = 5, Nrow = 150, istable = "factor") # binary data.frame with factor or text