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FileSystemDirectoryReader

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{{APIRef("File and Directory Entries API")}}

The FileSystemDirectoryReader interface of the File and Directory Entries API lets you access the {{domxref("FileSystemFileEntry")}}-based objects (generally {{domxref("FileSystemFileEntry")}} or {{domxref("FileSystemDirectoryEntry")}}) representing each entry in a directory.

Instance methods

  • {{domxref("FileSystemDirectoryReader.readEntries", "readEntries()")}}
    • : Returns an array containing some number of the directory's entries. Each item in the array is an object based on {{domxref("FileSystemEntry")}}—typically either {{domxref("FileSystemFileEntry")}} or {{domxref("FileSystemDirectoryEntry")}}.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also