Web/API/FileSystemEntry/name

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The read-only name property of the FileSystemEntry interface returns a USVString specifying the entry's name; this is the entry within its parent directory (the last component of the path as indicated by the fullPath property).

Syntax

var name = FileSystemEntry.name;

Value

A USVString indicating the entry's name.

Example

This example shows a function called isFileWithExtension() which returns true if the specified FileSystemEntry is both a file and the file's name ends with a given extension.

function isFileWithExtension(entry, extension) {
  return (entry.isFile && entry.name.endsWith("." + extension));
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
File and Directory Entries APIThe definition of 'name' in that specification.	Draft	Initial specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`name` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 8	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 50	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari Full support 11.1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 50	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS Full support 11.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.