---
title: "Deprecation: #68122 - Deprecate GeneralUtility::readLLfile"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-68122"
source: "Changelog/7.4/Deprecation-68122-GeneralUtilityReadLLfile.rst"
modified: "2026-09-14T09:47:36+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #68122 - Deprecate GeneralUtility::readLLfile

See [forge#68122](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/68122)

## Description

Method `GeneralUtility::realLLfile()` was just a wrapper around LocalizationFactory
and has been marked as deprecated.

## Impact

Extensions using `realLLfile()` to parse localization files should switch to
an instance of `LocalizationFactory`.

## Affected Installations

Extensions using `GeneralUtility::readLLfile()`

## Migration

A typical call now should look like:

```php
/** @var $languageFactory \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Localization\LocalizationFactory */
$languageFactory = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Localization\LocalizationFactory::class);
$languageFactory->getParsedData($fileToParse, $language, $renderCharset, $errorMode);
```