Javascript FileReader onload not firing

Question

I haven\'t used JavaScript in a while and I can\'t seem to read a text file and display the contents.

I\'ve tried onload as well as onloadend

Answer 1

you can use ajax to get the content of your file:

var reader= new XMLHttpRequest();
reader.open('GET', '/pi.txt');
reader.onreadystatechange =readSuccess();
function readSuccess(evt) {                                             
   var field = document.getElementById('main');                        
   field.innerHTML = reader.responseText;                                
};
reader.send();