JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by electronoob

HTML

<input type="file">

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
        $('[type=file]').change(function () {
            if (!("files" in this)) {
                alert("File reading not supported in this browser");
            }
            var file = this.files && this.files[0];
            if (!file) {
                return;
            }

            var fileReader = new FileReader();

            fileReader.onload = function (e) {
                var text = e.target.result;
                //do something with text
                console.log(text);
            };

            fileReader.readAsText(this.files[0]);


        });

    });