JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by justinwyllie

HTML

<span>DAT File: </span><input type="file" id="selectedFile">
<button id="load">
load
</button>

JavaScript

$("#load").on("click", function(){
    selectedFile = $("#selectedFile")[0].files[0];
    if(selectedFile){
        readFile(selectedFile);
    }
})
function readFile(file){
    var reader = new FileReader();
    console.log(file);
    var holder;
    var holderArray = [];
    var fileArray = [];
    reader.readAsText(file, "UTF-8");
        reader.onload = function(){
        file = reader.result;
        console.log(file)
    }
}