How to show an open file native dialog with Electron?

Question

I am trying to add functionality to my Electron app that will allow users to open a file in the app, specifically plain text files. After looking at the Electron documentati

Answer 1

const {dialog} = require('electron').remote;

document.querySelector('#selectBtn').addEventListener('click', function (event) {
    dialog.showOpenDialog({
        properties: ['openFile', 'multiSelections']
    }, function (files) {
        if (files !== undefined) {
            // handle files
        }
    });
});