The FileReader interface's readAsArrayBuffer() method is used to start reading the contents of a specified Blob or File. When the read operation is finished, the readyState becomes DONE, and the loadend is triggered. At that time, the result attribute contains an ArrayBuffer representing the file's data.
Syntax
instanceOfFileReader.readAsArrayBuffer(blob);
Parameters
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| File API The definition of 'FileReader.readAsArrayBuffer' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Firefox (Gecko) | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 3.6 (1.9.2)[1] | 7 | 10[2] | 12.02[3] | 6.0.2 |
| Feature | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Android | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 32 | 3 | 10 | 11.5 | 6.1 |
[1] Prior to Gecko 2.0 beta 7 (Firefox 4.0 beta 7), all Blob parameters below were File parameters; this has since been updated to match the specification correctly. Prior to Gecko 13.0 (Firefox 13.0 / Thunderbird 13.0 / SeaMonkey 2.10) the FileReader.error property returned a FileError object. This interface has been removed and FileReader.error is now returning the DOMError object as defined in the latest FileAPI draft.
[2] IE9 has a File API Lab.
[3] Opera has partial support in 11.1.