How to convert file to base64 in JavaScript?
Modern ES6 way (async/await)
const toBase64 = file => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result);
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
async function Main() {
const file = document.querySelector('#myfile').files[0];
console.log(await toBase64(file));
}
Main();
UPD:
If you want to catch errors
async function Main() {
const file = document.querySelector('#myfile').files[0];
try {
const result = await toBase64(file);
return result
} catch(error) {
console.error(error);
return;
}
//...
}
Try the solution using the FileReader
class:
function getBase64(file) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = function () {
console.log(reader.result);
};
reader.onerror = function (error) {
console.log('Error: ', error);
};
}
var file = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files[0];
getBase64(file); // prints the base64 string
Notice that .files[0]
is a File
type, which is a sublcass of Blob
. Thus it can be used with FileReader
.
See the complete working example.
If you're after a promise-based solution, this is @Dmitri's code adapted for that:
function getBase64(file) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result);
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
}
var file = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files[0];
getBase64(file).then(
data => console.log(data)
);