How to read data From *.CSV file using javascript?

Question

My csv data looks like this:

heading1,heading2,heading3,heading4,heading5,value1_1,value2_1,value3_1,value4_1,value5_1,value1_2,value2_2,value3_2,val

Answer 1

If you want to solve this without using Ajax, use the FileReader() Web API.

Example implementation:

1. Select .csv file
2. See output

function readSingleFile(e) {
  var file = e.target.files[0];
  if (!file) {
    return;
  }

  var reader = new FileReader();
  reader.onload = function(e) {
    var contents = e.target.result;
    displayContents(contents);
    displayParsed(contents);
  };
  reader.readAsText(file);
}

function displayContents(contents) {
  var element = document.getElementById('file-content');
  element.textContent = contents;
}

function displayParsed(contents) {
  const element = document.getElementById('file-parsed');
  const json = contents.split(',');
  element.textContent = JSON.stringify(json);
}

document.getElementById('file-input').addEventListener('change', readSingleFile, false);

Raw contents of the file:
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Parsed file contents:
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