Blob: slice() method
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The slice()
method of the Blob
interface
creates and returns a new Blob
object which contains data from a subset of
the blob on which it's called.
Syntax
slice()
slice(start)
slice(start, end)
slice(start, end, contentType)
Parameters
start
Optional-
An index into the
Blob
indicating the first byte to include in the newBlob
. If you specify a negative value, it's treated as an offset from the end of theBlob
toward the beginning. For example, -10 would be the 10th from last byte in theBlob
. The default value is 0. If you specify a value forstart
that is larger than the size of the sourceBlob
, the returnedBlob
has size 0 and contains no data. end
Optional-
An index into the
Blob
indicating the first byte that will not be included in the newBlob
(i.e. the byte exactly at this index is not included). If you specify a negative value, it's treated as an offset from the end of theBlob
toward the beginning. For example, -10 would be the 10th from last byte in theBlob
. The default value issize
. contentType
Optional-
The content type to assign to the new
Blob
; this will be the value of itstype
property. The default value is an empty string.
Return value
A new Blob
object containing the specified subset of the data contained
within the blob on which this method was called. The original blob is not altered.
Specifications
Specification |
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File API # dfn-slice |
Browser compatibility
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