File.File()
The File()
constructor creates a new File
object instance.
Syntax
new File(bits, name[, options]);
Parameters
bits
- An
Array
ofArrayBuffer
,ArrayBufferView
,Blob
,USVString
objects, or a mix of any of such objects, that will be put inside theFile
.USVString
objects are encoded as UTF-8. name
- A
USVString
representing the file name or the path to the file. options
Optional- An options object containing optional attributes for the file. Available options are
as follows:
type
: ADOMString
representing the MIME type of the content that will be put into the file. Defaults to a value of"".
lastModified
: A number representing the number of milliseconds between the Unix time epoch and when the file was last modified. Defaults to a value ofDate.now()
.
Example
var file = new File(["foo"], "foo.txt", {
type: "text/plain",
});
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
File API | Working Draft | Initial definition |
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