open files using javascript code example

Example 1: javascript function to open file browser

const browseFiles = () => {
  var input = document.createElement('input');
  input.type = 'file';
  input.click();
}

Example 2: Read files in JavaScript

function readImage(file) {  //function readImage(file) {
  // Check if the file is an image.
  if (file.type && !file.type.startsWith('image/')) {
    console.log('File is not an image.', file.type, file);
    return;
  }

  const reader = new FileReader();
  reader.addEventListener('load', (event) => {
    img.src = event.target.result;
  });
  reader.readAsDataURL(file);
} Check if the file is an image.  if (file.type && !file.type.startsWith('image/')) {    console.log('File is not an image.', file.type, file);    return;  }  const reader = new FileReader();  reader.addEventListener('load', (event) => {    img.src = event.target.result;  });  reader.readAsDataURL(file);}