The load
event is fired when a file has been read successfully.
Bubbles | No |
Cancelable | No |
Interface | ProgressEvent
|
Event handler property | FileReader.onload
|
Examples
Live example
HTML
<div class="example">
<div class="file-select">
<label for="avatar">Choose a profile picture:</label>
<input type="file"
id="avatar" name="avatar"
accept="image/png, image/jpeg">
</div>
<img src="" class="preview" height="200" alt="Image preview...">
<div class="event-log">
<label>Event log:</label>
<textarea readonly class="event-log-contents"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
CSS
img.preview {
margin: 1rem 0;
}
.event-log-contents {
width: 18rem;
height: 5rem;
border: 1px solid black;
margin: .2rem;
padding: .2rem;
}
.example {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas:
"select log"
"preview log";
}
.file-select {
grid-area: select;
}
.preview {
grid-area: preview;
}
.event-log {
grid-area: log;
}
.event-log>label {
display: block;
}
.event-log-contents {
resize: none;
}
JS
const fileInput = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]');
const preview = document.querySelector('img.preview');
const eventLog = document.querySelector('.event-log-contents');
const reader = new FileReader();
function handleEvent(event) {
eventLog.textContent = eventLog.textContent + `${event.type}: ${event.loaded} bytes transferred\n`;
if (event.type === "load") {
preview.src = reader.result;
}
}
function addListeners(reader) {
reader.addEventListener('loadstart', handleEvent);
reader.addEventListener('load', handleEvent);
reader.addEventListener('loadend', handleEvent);
reader.addEventListener('progress', handleEvent);
reader.addEventListener('error', handleEvent);
reader.addEventListener('abort', handleEvent);
}
function handleSelected(e) {
eventLog.textContent = '';
const selectedFile = fileInput.files[0];
if (selectedFile) {
addListeners(reader);
reader.readAsDataURL(selectedFile);
}
}
fileInput.addEventListener('change', handleSelected);
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status |
---|---|
File API | Working Draft |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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load event
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
Full support Yes |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
- Related events:
FileReader.loadstart_event
,FileReader.loadend_event
,FileReader.progress_event
,FileReader.error_event
,FileReader.abort_event
FileReader: load event by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.