This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The read-only root
property of the FileSystem
interface specifies a FileSystemDirectoryEntry
object representing the root directory of the file system, for use with the File and Directory Entries API.
Syntax
var rootDirEnt = FileSystem.root;
Value
A FileSystemDirectoryEntry
representing the file system's root directory.
Example
// tbd
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
File and Directory Entries API The definition of 'root' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Initial specification. |
This API has no official W3C or WHATWG specification.
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 13 webkit | 50 (50) | No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 0.16 webkit | 50.0 (50) | No support | No support | No support |