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</html> How it works File selection — The <inputtype="file"> lets the user pick a file 1 5. Access file object — event.target.files[0] returns a File object 3 4. Read file — FileReader.readAsText(file) reads the file asynchronously 2. Handle events — onload → triggered when reading is complete. onerror → triggered if reading fails. Other reading methods FileReader supports multiple formats 2: readAsText(file, encoding) → Reads as text. readAsDataURL(file) → Reads as Base64 (useful for images). readAsArrayBuffer(file) → Reads as binary data. readAsBinaryString(file) → Reads as binary string (deprecated in some contexts). ✅ Tip: If you need to read and write files directly (without <input>), look into the File System Access API — but it’s only supported in Chromium-based browsers 5. Do you want me to also show you how to read an image file and display it in the browser? That’s a common next step after reading text files. 1-Mozilla.org 2-Mozilla.org 3-Mozilla.org 4-Mozilla.org 5-Web.dev</div></body></html>