How can I filter out directories from upload handler in Firefox?

Question

Problem

I have following code snippet that is used to get file information during file drag and drop upload:

var files = event.dataT         


        

Answer 1

Solution

I came up with following dirty workaround that works on Firefox version - 46.0.1

It uses FileReader API to check if uploaded file is directory or not.

Code

    Drop your files here!

Related Links

• FileReader API
• JavaScript Promise