FileSystemHandle: kind property

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The kind read-only property of the FileSystemHandle interface returns the type of entry. This is 'file' if the associated entry is a file or 'directory'. It is used to distinguish files from directories when iterating over the contents of a directory.

Value

A string that can be:

Examples

The following function allows the user to choose a file from the file picker and then tests to see whether the handle returned is a file or directory 

// store a reference to our file handle
let fileHandle;

async function getFile() {
  // open file picker
  [fileHandle] = await window.showOpenFilePicker();

  if (fileHandle.kind === "file") {
    // run file code
  } else if (fileHandle.kind === "directory") {
    // run directory code
  }
}

Specifications

Specification
File System Standard
# ref-for-dom-filesystemhandle-kind①

Browser compatibility

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See also