I have a Blob object I want to inspect by logging its value. All I can see are type and size properties. Is there a way to do this?
Basic example on using a FileReader to look at the content in a blob
var html= ['<a id="anchor">Hello World</a>'];
var myBlob = new Blob(html, { type: 'text/xml'});
var myReader = new FileReader();
myReader.onload = function(event){
console.log(JSON.stringify(myReader.result));
};
myReader.readAsText(myBlob);
First of all we should create a function for converting blob to base64:
const blobToBase64 = blob => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
return new Promise(resolve => {
reader.onloadend = () => {
resolve(reader.result);
};
});
};
Then we can use this function to use it for console.log:
blobToBase64(blobData).then(res => {
console.log(res); // res is base64 now
// even you can click on it to see it in a new tab
});
Related
I am using the following script for reading image data as base64 url.
function getBase64(incomingfile) {
var reader = new FileReader;
reader.readAsDataURL(incomingfile);
reader.onloadend = ()=>{
console.log(reader.result);
}
}
This is working fine and printing the result on console. But when I try to apply this below code
function getBase64(incomingfile) {
var reader = new FileReader;
reader.readAsDataURL(incomingfile);
reader.onloadend = ()=>{
return reader.result;
}
}
I am not getting the result of this function after calling. What should I do to get return value of Filereader.
the file The FileReader methods work asynchronously but don't return a Promise so when attempting to retrieve the result immediately after calling a method will not work
try this
let logBase64 = "";
function getBase64(incomingfile) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(incomingfile);
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
reader.onloadend = () => {
resolve(reader.result);
};
}).then((result) => {
logBase64 = result;
console.log(logBase64);
});
}
UPD TypeScript version is also available in answers
Now I'm getting File object by this line:
file = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files[0]
I need to send this file via json in base 64. What should I do to convert it to base64 string?
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.
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;
}
//...
}
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)
);
Building up on Dmitri Pavlutin and joshua.paling answers, here's an extended version that extracts the base64 content (removes the metadata at the beginning) and also ensures padding is done correctly.
function getBase64(file) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => {
let encoded = reader.result.toString().replace(/^data:(.*,)?/, '');
if ((encoded.length % 4) > 0) {
encoded += '='.repeat(4 - (encoded.length % 4));
}
resolve(encoded);
};
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
}
TypeScript version
const file2Base64 = (file:File):Promise<string> => {
return new Promise<string> ((resolve,reject)=> {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result?.toString() || '');
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
})
}
JavaScript btoa() function can be used to convert data into base64 encoded string
<div>
<div>
<label for="filePicker">Choose or drag a file:</label><br>
<input type="file" id="filePicker">
</div>
<br>
<div>
<h1>Base64 encoded version</h1>
<textarea id="base64textarea"
placeholder="Base64 will appear here"
cols="50" rows="15"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
var handleFileSelect = function(evt) {
var files = evt.target.files;
var file = files[0];
if (files && file) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(readerEvt) {
var binaryString = readerEvt.target.result;
document.getElementById("base64textarea").value = btoa(binaryString);
};
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
}
};
if (window.File && window.FileReader && window.FileList && window.Blob) {
document.getElementById('filePicker')
.addEventListener('change', handleFileSelect, false);
} else {
alert('The File APIs are not fully supported in this browser.');
}
Here are a couple functions I wrote to get a file in a json format which can be passed around easily:
//takes an array of JavaScript File objects
function getFiles(files) {
return Promise.all(files.map(getFile));
}
//take a single JavaScript File object
function getFile(file) {
const reader = new FileReader();
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
reader.onerror = () => { reader.abort(); reject(new Error("Error parsing file"));}
reader.onload = function () {
//This will result in an array that will be recognized by C#.NET WebApi as a byte[]
let bytes = Array.from(new Uint8Array(this.result));
//if you want the base64encoded file you would use the below line:
let base64StringFile = btoa(bytes.map((item) => String.fromCharCode(item)).join(""));
//Resolve the promise with your custom file structure
resolve({
bytes,
base64StringFile,
fileName: file.name,
fileType: file.type
});
}
reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
});
}
//using the functions with your file:
file = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files[0]
getFile(file).then((customJsonFile) => {
//customJsonFile is your newly constructed file.
console.log(customJsonFile);
});
//if you are in an environment where async/await is supported
files = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files
let customJsonFiles = await getFiles(files);
//customJsonFiles is an array of your custom files
console.log(customJsonFiles);
const fileInput = document.querySelector('input');
fileInput.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
// get a reference to the file
const file = e.target.files[0];
// encode the file using the FileReader API
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = () => {
// use a regex to remove data url part
const base64String = reader.result
.replace('data:', '')
.replace(/^.+,/, '');
// log to console
// logs wL2dvYWwgbW9yZ...
console.log(base64String);
};
reader.readAsDataURL(file);});
onInputChange(evt) {
var tgt = evt.target || window.event.srcElement,
files = tgt.files;
if (FileReader && files && files.length) {
var fr = new FileReader();
fr.onload = function () {
var base64 = fr.result;
debugger;
}
fr.readAsDataURL(files[0]);
}
}
I have used this simple method and it's worked successfully
function uploadImage(e) {
var file = e.target.files[0];
let reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = (e) => {
let image = e.target.result;
console.log(image);
};
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
}
Convert any file to base64 using this way -
_fileToBase64(file: File) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result.toString().substr(reader.result.toString().indexOf(',') + 1));
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
}
This works
// fileObj: File
const base64 = window.URL.createObjectURL(fileObj);
// You can use it with <img src={base64} />
This page is the first match when searching for how to convert a file object to a string. If you are not concerned about base64, the answer to that questions is as simple as:
str = await file.text()
Extending on the above solutions by adding, with a use case where I required
the ability to iterate through multiple fields on a form and get their values
and with one being a file, it caused problems with he async requirements
Solved it like this:
async collectFormData() {
// Create the file parsing promise
const toBase64 = file => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result);
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
let form_vals = []
let els = [] // Form elements collection
// This is separate because wrapping the await in a callback
// doesn't work
$(`.form-field`).each(function (e) {
els.push(this) // add to the collection of form fields
})
// Loop through the fields to collect information
for (let elKey in els) {
let el = els[elKey]
// If the field is input of type file. call the base64 parser
if ($(el).attr('type') == 'file') {
// Get a reference to the file
const file = el.files[0];
form_vals.push({
"key": el.id,
"value": await toBase64(file)
})
}
// TODO: The rest of your code here form_vals will now be
// populated in time for a server post
}
This is purely to solve the problem of dealing with multiple fields
in a smoother way
I know that, in order to convert a BLOB object to a readable format (URL) in Javascript, I should use the createObjectURL() method, right ?
Example :
var blob = new Blob(["Example"], { type: "text/plain" });
url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
My question is:
Is it possible to get the raw binary content of a BLOB ? so, I can get something like :
"01000101 01111000 01100001 01101101 01110000 01101100 01100101" // "Example" in binary .
Convert the blob to an ArrayBuffer (see 2 methods). Create an ArrayBufferView (Int8array in this case), spread it into an array, and then map the view to the binary representation of each number using Number.toString() with a radix of 2 - .toString(2).
Method 1 - Use the Blob.arrayBuffer() instance method to get a promise that resolves with the ArrayBuffer:
const blobToBinary = async (blob) => {
const buffer = await blob.arrayBuffer();
const view = new Int8Array(buffer);
return [...view].map((n) => n.toString(2)).join(' ');
};
const blob = new Blob(["Example"], { type: "text/plain" });
blobToBinary(blob).then(console.log);
Method 2 - Extract the data from the blob using a FileReader. To get an ArrayBuffer use FileReader.readAsArrayBuffer().
const blob = new Blob(["Example"], { type: "text/plain" });
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.addEventListener("loadend", function() {
const view = new Int8Array(reader.result);
const bin = [...view].map((n) => n.toString(2)).join(' ');
console.log(bin);
});
reader.readAsArrayBuffer(blob);
You can use a FileReader to get the contents of the BLOB as a byte array:
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsArrayBuffer(blob);
reader.onloadend = (event) => {
// The contents of the BLOB are in reader.result:
console.log(reader.result);
}
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Blob#Example_for_extracting_data_from_a_Blob
UPD TypeScript version is also available in answers
Now I'm getting File object by this line:
file = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files[0]
I need to send this file via json in base 64. What should I do to convert it to base64 string?
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.
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;
}
//...
}
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)
);
Building up on Dmitri Pavlutin and joshua.paling answers, here's an extended version that extracts the base64 content (removes the metadata at the beginning) and also ensures padding is done correctly.
function getBase64(file) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => {
let encoded = reader.result.toString().replace(/^data:(.*,)?/, '');
if ((encoded.length % 4) > 0) {
encoded += '='.repeat(4 - (encoded.length % 4));
}
resolve(encoded);
};
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
}
TypeScript version
const file2Base64 = (file:File):Promise<string> => {
return new Promise<string> ((resolve,reject)=> {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result?.toString() || '');
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
})
}
JavaScript btoa() function can be used to convert data into base64 encoded string
<div>
<div>
<label for="filePicker">Choose or drag a file:</label><br>
<input type="file" id="filePicker">
</div>
<br>
<div>
<h1>Base64 encoded version</h1>
<textarea id="base64textarea"
placeholder="Base64 will appear here"
cols="50" rows="15"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
var handleFileSelect = function(evt) {
var files = evt.target.files;
var file = files[0];
if (files && file) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(readerEvt) {
var binaryString = readerEvt.target.result;
document.getElementById("base64textarea").value = btoa(binaryString);
};
reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
}
};
if (window.File && window.FileReader && window.FileList && window.Blob) {
document.getElementById('filePicker')
.addEventListener('change', handleFileSelect, false);
} else {
alert('The File APIs are not fully supported in this browser.');
}
Here are a couple functions I wrote to get a file in a json format which can be passed around easily:
//takes an array of JavaScript File objects
function getFiles(files) {
return Promise.all(files.map(getFile));
}
//take a single JavaScript File object
function getFile(file) {
const reader = new FileReader();
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
reader.onerror = () => { reader.abort(); reject(new Error("Error parsing file"));}
reader.onload = function () {
//This will result in an array that will be recognized by C#.NET WebApi as a byte[]
let bytes = Array.from(new Uint8Array(this.result));
//if you want the base64encoded file you would use the below line:
let base64StringFile = btoa(bytes.map((item) => String.fromCharCode(item)).join(""));
//Resolve the promise with your custom file structure
resolve({
bytes,
base64StringFile,
fileName: file.name,
fileType: file.type
});
}
reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
});
}
//using the functions with your file:
file = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files[0]
getFile(file).then((customJsonFile) => {
//customJsonFile is your newly constructed file.
console.log(customJsonFile);
});
//if you are in an environment where async/await is supported
files = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files
let customJsonFiles = await getFiles(files);
//customJsonFiles is an array of your custom files
console.log(customJsonFiles);
const fileInput = document.querySelector('input');
fileInput.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
// get a reference to the file
const file = e.target.files[0];
// encode the file using the FileReader API
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = () => {
// use a regex to remove data url part
const base64String = reader.result
.replace('data:', '')
.replace(/^.+,/, '');
// log to console
// logs wL2dvYWwgbW9yZ...
console.log(base64String);
};
reader.readAsDataURL(file);});
onInputChange(evt) {
var tgt = evt.target || window.event.srcElement,
files = tgt.files;
if (FileReader && files && files.length) {
var fr = new FileReader();
fr.onload = function () {
var base64 = fr.result;
debugger;
}
fr.readAsDataURL(files[0]);
}
}
I have used this simple method and it's worked successfully
function uploadImage(e) {
var file = e.target.files[0];
let reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = (e) => {
let image = e.target.result;
console.log(image);
};
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
}
Convert any file to base64 using this way -
_fileToBase64(file: File) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result.toString().substr(reader.result.toString().indexOf(',') + 1));
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
}
This works
// fileObj: File
const base64 = window.URL.createObjectURL(fileObj);
// You can use it with <img src={base64} />
This page is the first match when searching for how to convert a file object to a string. If you are not concerned about base64, the answer to that questions is as simple as:
str = await file.text()
Extending on the above solutions by adding, with a use case where I required
the ability to iterate through multiple fields on a form and get their values
and with one being a file, it caused problems with he async requirements
Solved it like this:
async collectFormData() {
// Create the file parsing promise
const toBase64 = file => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result);
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
});
let form_vals = []
let els = [] // Form elements collection
// This is separate because wrapping the await in a callback
// doesn't work
$(`.form-field`).each(function (e) {
els.push(this) // add to the collection of form fields
})
// Loop through the fields to collect information
for (let elKey in els) {
let el = els[elKey]
// If the field is input of type file. call the base64 parser
if ($(el).attr('type') == 'file') {
// Get a reference to the file
const file = el.files[0];
form_vals.push({
"key": el.id,
"value": await toBase64(file)
})
}
// TODO: The rest of your code here form_vals will now be
// populated in time for a server post
}
This is purely to solve the problem of dealing with multiple fields
in a smoother way
I have a DataURL from a canvas that shows my webcam. I turn this dataURL into a blob using Matt's answer from here: How to convert dataURL to file object in javascript?
How do I convert this blob back into the same DataURL? I've spent a day researching this and I'm astouned this isn't documented better, unless I'm blind.
EDIT:
There is
var urlCreator = window.URL || window.webkitURL;
var imageUrl = urlCreator.createObjectURL(blob);
but it only returns a really short URL that seems to point at a local file, but I need to send the webcam data over a network.
Use my code to convert between dataURL and blob object in javascript. (better than the code in your link.)
//**dataURL to blob**
function dataURLtoBlob(dataurl) {
var arr = dataurl.split(','), mime = arr[0].match(/:(.*?);/)[1],
bstr = atob(arr[1]), n = bstr.length, u8arr = new Uint8Array(n);
while(n--){
u8arr[n] = bstr.charCodeAt(n);
}
return new Blob([u8arr], {type:mime});
}
//**blob to dataURL**
function blobToDataURL(blob, callback) {
var a = new FileReader();
a.onload = function(e) {callback(e.target.result);}
a.readAsDataURL(blob);
}
//test:
var blob = dataURLtoBlob('data:text/plain;base64,YWFhYWFhYQ==');
blobToDataURL(blob, function(dataurl){
console.log(dataurl);
});
Here is a Promise-based Typescript version with proper error checking.
function blobToDataURL(blob: Blob): Promise<string> {
return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = _e => resolve(reader.result as string);
reader.onerror = _e => reject(reader.error);
reader.onabort = _e => reject(new Error("Read aborted"));
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
});
}
Nevermind, it ended up working after sticking to the instructions in this thread Display image from blob using javascript and websockets and making my server forward raw (yet) unmodified BinaryWebSocketFrames.
Now I'm still fighting bad performance of the canvas (<1fp) but that might become subject of a new thread.
I like one-liners, so here's a Promise-based one to convert a blob to a data URL:
let blob = ...;
let dataUrl = await new Promise(r => {let a=new FileReader(); a.onload=r; a.readAsDataURL(blob)}).then(e => e.target.result);
Or, as a function:
function blobToDataUrl(blob) {
return new Promise(r => {let a=new FileReader(); a.onload=r; a.readAsDataURL(blob)}).then(e => e.target.result);
}
let dataUrl = await blobToDataUrl(blob);
DataURL to Blob has a better solution:
const dataURL = "dataURL string...";
const res = await fetch(dataURL);
const blob = await res.blob();