how to check if file exists in javascript programming code example
Example 1: javascript check if file exists on server
function doesFileExist(urlToFile) {
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('HEAD', urlToFile, false);
xhr.send();
if (xhr.status == "404") {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
Example 2: check if file exists javascript
function executeIfFileExist(src, callback) {
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (this.readyState === this.DONE) {
callback()
}
}
xhr.open('HEAD', src)
}