DeviceStorage.get()
This API is available on Firefox OS for privileged or certified applications only.
Summary
The get
method is used to retrieve a read-only file from a given storage area.
If the request is successful, the request's result
is a File
object containing the data of the original file on the device.
Syntax
JavaScript
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var instanceOfDOMRequest = instanceOfDeviceStorage.get(fileName);
Parameters
fileName
- A string representing the full name (path + file name) of the file to retrieve.
Returns
It returns a DOMRequest
object to handle the success or error of the operation.
Example
JavaScript
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var sdcard = navigator.getDeviceStorage("sdcard"); var request = sdcard.get("myFile.txt"); request.onsuccess = function () { var name = this.result.name; console.log('File "' + name + '" successfully retrieved from the sdcard storage area'); } request.onerror = function () { console.warn('Unable to get the file: ' + this.error); }
Specification
Not part of any specification.
See also
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/devicestorage/get