FileReaderSync.readAsText()

The readAsText() method of the FileReaderSync interface allows to read File or Blob objects in a synchronous way into an DOMString. This interface is only available in workers as it enables synchronous I/O that could potentially block.

Syntax

readAsText(File);
readAsText(Blob);
readAsText(File, encoding);
readAsText(Blob, encoding);

Parameters

blob
The DOM File or Blob to read.
encoding
The optional parameter specifies encoding to be used (e.g., iso-8859-1 or UTF-8). If not present, the method will apply a detection algorithm for it.

Return value

An DOMString representing the input data.

Exceptions

The following exceptions can be raised by this method:

NotFoundError
is raised when the resource represented by the DOM File or Blob cannot be found, e.g. because it has been erased.
SecurityError
is raised when one of the following problematic situation is detected:
  • the resource has been modified by a third party;
  • too many read are performed simultaneously;
  • the file pointed by the resource is unsafe for a use from the Web (like it is a system file).
NotReadableError
is raised when the resource cannot be read due to a permission problem, like a concurrent lock.
EncodingError
is raised when the resource is a data URL and exceed the limit length defined by each browser.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
File API
The definition of 'readAsText' in that specification.		 Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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See also