The File()
constructor creates a new File
object instance.
The File()
constructor creates a new File
object instance.
js
new File(bits, name) new File(bits, name, options)
bits
An iterable object such as an Array
, having ArrayBuffer
s, TypedArray
s, DataView
s, Blob
s, strings, or a mix of any of such elements, that will be put inside the File
. Note that strings here are encoded as UTF-8, unlike the usual JavaScript UTF-16 strings.
name
A string representing the file name or the path to the file.
options
Optional
An options object containing optional attributes for the file. Available options are as follows:
type
A string representing the MIME type of the content that will be put into the file. Defaults to a value of ""
.
lastModified
A number representing the number of milliseconds between the Unix time epoch and when the file was last modified. Defaults to a value of Date.now()
.
js
const file = new File(["foo"], "foo.txt", { type: "text/plain", });
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