How to import a text file content to JavaScript? [duplicate]

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I want to get content of text file. In addition, how can I use in JavaScript? e.g line by line or array?

Best to use AJAX for this. There is also a FileReader JavaScript Constructor, but it won't work on all Browsers. — StackSlave
– StackSlave, Commented Jul 26, 2016 at 22:05
PHPglue only if there is a purpose for transferring the file contents... Plus, the acronym AJAX has lost almost all of its meaning. — Mulan
– Mulan, Commented Jul 26, 2016 at 22:10
Oh, you edited your comment. Yes, FileReader would still be asynchronous but we can stop saying AJAX as a catch-all for anything that is asynchronous. — Mulan
– Mulan, Commented Jul 26, 2016 at 22:12

Mulan · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-26 23:50:50Z

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Checkout the node fs module for this. You can read and write content both sync and async depending on what you're trying to do with it.

https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html

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Abdennour TOUMI · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-26 22:21:36Z

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It seems that you target client-side .

Then if your text file is hosted under the same project where page HTML contains or import the following script :

$.get('/docs/file.txt',{},function(content){
      let lines=content.split('\n');

       console.log(`"file.txt" contains ${lines.length} lines`)
      console.log(`First line : ${lines[0]}`)

});

Assume that if we have the following routing rule :

http://localhost/ ---> /var/www/html/index.html

/docs/file.txt should follow this rule :

http://localhost/docs/file.txt --> /var/www/html/docs/file.txt

answered Jul 26, 2016 at 22:21

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