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Created December 4, 2012 08:44
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Read a File using a FileReader returning a jQuery promise
function readFile(file) {
var reader = new FileReader();
var deferred = $.Deferred();
reader.onload = function(event) {
deferred.resolve(event.target.result);
};
reader.onerror = function() {
deferred.reject(this);
};
if (/^image/.test(file.type)) {
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
} else {
reader.readAsText(file);
}
return deferred.promise();
}
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stla commented Jan 9, 2017

Exactly what I needed, thank you @jollytoad !

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