var input = document.createElement('input');
input.style.visibility = 'hidden';
input.type = 'file';
input.onchange = e => { // getting a hold of the file reference var file = e.target.files[0]; // setting up the reader var reader = new FileReader(); reader.readAsText(file,'UTF-8'); // here we tell the reader what to do when it's done reading... reader.onload = readerEvent => { var content = readerEvent.target.result; // this is the content! console.log( content ); }
}
input.click();