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HTML5 Web Application Development By Example : Beginner's guide

You're reading from   HTML5 Web Application Development By Example : Beginner's guide Learn how to write rich, interactive web applications using HTML5 and CSS3 through real-world examples. In a world of proliferating platforms and devices, being able to create your own “go-anywhere” applications gives you a significant advantage.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849695947
Length 276 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jody Gustafson Jody Gustafson
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Preface 1. The Task at Hand FREE CHAPTER 2. Let's Get Stylish 3. The Devil is in the Details 4. A Blank Canvas 5. Not So Blank Canvas 6. Piano Man 7. Piano Hero 8. A Change in the Weather 9. Web Workers Unite 10. Releasing an App into the Wild A. Pop Quiz Answers Index

The File API


We may not be able to save files directly to the user's filesystem, but we can access files using HTML5's File API. The File API allows you to get information about, and load the contents of, files that the user selects. The user can select files using an input element with a type of file. The process for loading a file works in the following way:

  1. The user selects one or more files using a <input type="file"> element.

  2. We get the list of files from the input element's files property. The list is a FileList object containing File objects.

  3. You can enumerate over the file list and access the files just like you would an array.

    The File object contains three fields.

    • name: This is the filename. It doesn't include path information.

    • size: This is the size of the file in bytes.

    • type: This is the MIME type, if it can be determined.

  4. Use a FileReader object to read the file's data. The file is loaded asynchronously. After the file has been read, it will call the onload event handler. FileReader...

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