Is there any way to List all the files present in a folder using Javascript without using any HTML tags?

Question

I am trying to automate an Angular application using Protractor and I came across a scenario where I need to list all the files present inside a folder.

I know in Java we can use the following:

File f = new File('D:\Practice');
ArrayList<String> names = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(f.list()));

But i couldnt get a solution in Javascript.

This is going to depend on your JS environment. For example, this is going to be close to impossible from a browser. It is usually not considered a good thing if a web page can enumerate files on your computer. — Dark Falcon
– Dark Falcon, Commented Jun 17, 2014 at 13:07
You're gonna need a back-end tech in order to access files. In Node.js, you would use fs.readdir("path", function(err, files) { ... }) — ndugger
– ndugger, Commented Jun 17, 2014 at 13:08
You can access FS from protractor script but not from the browser. — gontard
– gontard, Commented Jun 17, 2014 at 13:09
You should be more specific and provide more details on the use case. — gontard
– gontard, Commented Jun 17, 2014 at 13:15

martin770 · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-10 00:00:59Z

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Node.js File System readdirSync
https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/fs.html#fs_fs_readdirsync_path_options

var fs = require('fs');
var files = fs.readdirSync('/tmp'); // returns list of filename as an array

answered May 10, 2018 at 0:00

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