I'm using the FileReader API to read multiple files.
<html> <body>
<input type="file" id="filesx" name="filesx[]"
onchange="readmultifiles(this.files)" multiple=""/>
<div id="bag"><ul/></div>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
if (typeof window.FileReader !== 'function') {
alert("The file API isn't supported on this browser yet.");
}
}
function readmultifiles(files) {
var ul = document.querySelector("#bag>ul");
while (ul.hasChildNodes()) {
ul.removeChild(ul.firstChild);
}
function setup_reader(file) {
var name = file.name;
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(e) {
var bin = e.target.result; //get file content
// do sth with text
var li = document.createElement("li");
li.innerHTML = name;
ul.appendChild(li);
}
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
}
for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) { setup_reader(files[i]); }
}
</script> </body> </html>
The problem is that all files are read at the same time, and when the files have a total size (sum) that is very large, the browser crashes.
I want to read one file after another, so that the memory consumption is reduced.
Is this possible?
I came up with a solution myself which works.
function readmultifiles(files) {
var reader = new FileReader();
function readFile(index) {
if( index >= files.length ) return;
var file = files[index];
reader.onload = function(e) {
// get file content
var bin = e.target.result;
// do sth with bin
readFile(index+1)
}
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
}
readFile(0);
}
This should read the files one by one:
function readmultifiles(files) {
var ul = document.querySelector("#bag>ul");
while (ul.hasChildNodes()) {
ul.removeChild(ul.firstChild);
}
// Read first file
setup_reader(files, 0);
}
// Don't define functions in functions in functions, when possible.
function setup_reader(files, i) {
var file = files[i];
var name = file.name;
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(e){
readerLoaded(e, files, i, name);
};
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
// After reading, read the next file.
}
function readerLoaded(e, files, i, name) {
// get file content
var bin = e.target.result;
// do sth with text
var li = document.createElement("li");
li.innerHTML = name;
ul.appendChild(li);
// If there's a file left to load
if (i < files.length - 1) {
// Load the next file
setup_reader(files, i+1);
}
}
I'm updating this question for the benefit of new users, who are looking for a solution to upload multiple files via the FileReader API, especially using ES.
Rather than manually iterating over each file, it's much simpler & cleaner to use Object.keys(files) in ES:
<input type="file" onChange="readmultifiles" multiple/>
<script>
function readmultifiles(e) {
const files = e.currentTarget.files;
Object.keys(files).forEach(i => {
const file = files[i];
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = (e) => {
//server call for uploading or reading the files one-by-one
//by using 'reader.result' or 'file'
}
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
})
};
</script>
My complete solution is here:
<html> <body>
<input type="file" id="filesx" name="filesx[]"
onchange="readmultifiles(this.files)" multiple=""/>
<div id="bag"></div>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
if (typeof window.FileReader !== 'function') {
alert("The file API isn't supported on this browser yet.");
}
}
function readmultifiles(files) {
var reader = new FileReader();
function readFile(index) {
if( index >= files.length ) return;
var file = files[index];
reader.onload = function(e) {
// get file content
var bin = e.target.result;
// do sth with bin
readFile(index+1)
}
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
}
readFile(0);
function setup_reader(file) {
var name = file.name;
var reader = new FileReader();
var ul = document.createElement("ul");
document.getElementById('bag').appendChild(ul);
reader.onload = function(e) {
var bin = e.target.result; //get file content
// do sth with text
var li = document.createElement("li");
li.innerHTML = name;
ul.appendChild(li);
}
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
}
for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) { setup_reader(files[i]); }
}
</script> </body> </html>
You must instantiate a FileReader for each file to read.
function readFiles(event) {
//Get the files
var files = event.input.files || [];
if (files.length) {
for (let index = 0; index < files.length; index++) {
//instantiate a FileReader for the current file to read
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function() {
var result = reader.result;
console.log(result); //File data
};
reader.readAsDataURL(files[index]);
}
}
}
