FileReader: abort() method

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 abort() method of the FileReader interface aborts the read operation. Upon return, the readyState will be DONE.

Syntax

js
abort()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Specifications

Specification
File API
# abort

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobileserver
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
abort

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Full support
Full support

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