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File and FileReader in JavaScript?
Following is the code showing file and fileReader in JavaScript −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <title>Document</title> <style> body { font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; } .result,.sample { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500; color: rebeccapurple; } .result { color: red; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>File and FileReader in JavaScript</h1> <input type="file" accept="text/*" onchange="displayFile(this)" /> <div class="result"></div> <br /> <div class="sample"></div> <h3>Click on the above button to display file and its details</h3> <script> let resEle = document.querySelector(".result"); let sampleEle = document.querySelector(".sample"); function displayFile(input) { let file = input.files[0]; resEle.innerHTML += "File name = " + file.name + "<br>"; resEle.innerHTML += "File size = " + file.size + " bytes <br>"; resEle.innerHTML += "File type = " + file.type + "<br>"; var Reader = new FileReader(); Reader.readAsText(file); Reader.onload = function () { sampleEle.innerHTML += Reader.result; }; Reader.onerror = function () { sampleEle.innerHTML += Reader.error; }; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
The above code will produce the following output −
On clicking the ‘Choose file’ button and choosing a file −
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