FileReader: FileReader() constructor
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The FileReader() constructor creates a new FileReader.
For details about how to use FileReader, see Using files from web applications.
Syntax
js
new FileReader()
Parameters
None.
Examples
The following code snippet shows creation of a FileReader object using the FileReader() constructor and subsequent usage of the object:
js
function printFile(file) {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = (evt) => {
console.log(evt.target.result);
};
reader.readAsText(file);
}
Specifications
| Specification |
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| File API # filereaderConstrctr |
Browser compatibility
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