How to get the filename from the Javascript FileReader?

Question

I\'m using the Javascript FileReader to load an image in the browser:

e = e.originalEvent;
e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = \'copy\';
this.documentFile = e.dataTr         


        

Answer 1

I got the filename and filesize through the FileReader this way

First of all, the reader is a javascript FILE API specification that is so useful to read files from disc.

In your example the file is readed by readAsDataURL.

reader.readAsDataURL(this.documentFile);
var name = this.documentFile.name;
var size = this.documentFile.size;

I tried on my site where use this.files[0] instead and worked fine to catch the name and the size with jQuery into an input element.

 reader.readAsDataURL(this.files[0]);
 $("#nombre").val(this.files[0].name);
 $("#tamano").val(this.files[0].size);

Answer 2

This is prob not the best solution, BUT it worked for me.

var reader = new FileReader();
reader.fileName = file.name // file came from a input file element. file = el.files[0];
reader.onload = function(readerEvt) {
    console.log(readerEvt.target.fileName);
};

Not the best answer, but a working one.

Answer 3

If you want the filename to a variable:

var filename;
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = function () {
    if (reader.result) {
        console.log(reader);
        $('#theImage').attr('src', reader.result);
        filename = reader.result;
    }
};
reader.readAsDataURL(this.documentFile);

If you want it to run in a function:

var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = function () {
    if (reader.result) {
        console.log(reader);
        $('#theImage').attr('src', reader.result);
        myfunctionafter(reader.result);
    }
};
reader.readAsDataURL(this.documentFile);

If you want to get the info out inside another function:

var reader = new FileReader();
var filename = reader.onloadend = function () {
    if (reader.result) {
        console.log(reader);
        $('#theImage').attr('src', reader.result);
        return reader.result;
    }
};
reader.readAsDataURL(this.documentFile);

There might be a problem when your reader.onloadend might finish before the function you are running it from. Then you should do two functions and trigger the myfunctionafter(reader.result); from inside

Or you could simply get the src after

var filename = $('#theImage').attr('src');