Using the HTML5 filesystem API / Eric Bidelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bidelman, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

HTML (Document markup language).

Application program interfaces (Computer software).

Internet programming.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Web site development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Using the HTML 5 filesystem API

Using the HTML Five filesystem API

Place of Publication:

Turku, Finland, CA : O'Reilly, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Several client-side storage options are available to web applications, but one area that's been lacking until now is file I/O-the ability to organize binary data into a true hierarchy of folders. That has changed with the advent of HTML5. With this book, you'll learn how to provide your applications with a file system that enables them to create, read, and write files and folders in a sandboxed section of the user's local filesystem. Author Eric Bidelman, a Senior Developer Programs Engineer on the Google Chrome team, provides several techniques and complete code examples for wor

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Chapter 1. Introduction; Use Cases; Security Considerations; Browser Support; A Cautionary Tale; Chapter 2. Storage and Quota; Storage Types; Temporary Storage; Persistent Storage; Unlimited Storage; Quota Management API; Requesting More Storage; Checking Current Usage; Chapter 3. Getting Started; Opening a Filesystem; Handling Errors; Chapter 4. Working with Files; The FileEntry; Creating a File; Reading a File by Name; Writing to a File; Appending Data to a File

Importing FilesUsing ; Using HTML5 Drag and Drop; Using XMLHttpRequest; Using Copy and Paste; Removing Files; Chapter 5. Working with Directories; The DirectoryEntry; Creating Directories; Subdirectories; Reading the Contents of a Directory; Removing Directories; Recursively Removing a Directory; Chapter 6. Copying, Renaming, and Moving Entries; Copying a File or Directory; Moving a File or Directory; Renaming a File or Directory; Chapter 7. Using Files; Filesystem URLs; Summary; Blob URLs; Summary; Data URLs; Summary; Chapter 8. The Synchronous API; Introduction

Opening a FilesystemWorking with Files and Directories; Handling Errors; Examples; Fetching All Entries in the Filesystem; Downloading Files Using XHR2

Notes:

"A true filesystem for the browser"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781449315481

1449315488

9781449316044

1449316042

OCLC:

775301772