FileSystemHandle: name property
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Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2023.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The name read-only property of the
FileSystemHandle interface returns the name of the entry represented by
handle.
Value
A string.
Examples
The following function allows the user to choose a file from the file picker and
retrieve the name property.
js
// store a reference to our file handle
let fileHandle;
async function getFile() {
// open file picker
[fileHandle] = await window.showOpenFilePicker();
const fileName = fileHandle.name;
}
Specifications
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