FileSystemDirectoryHandle: values() method

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This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

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The values() method of the FileSystemDirectoryHandle interface returns a new asynchronous iterator for the iteration of the value of the entries within the FileSystemDirectoryHandle on which this method is called.

Syntax

js
values()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A new asynchronous iterator containing the handles of each entry within the FileSystemDirectoryHandle.

Exceptions

NotAllowedError DOMException

Thrown if the PermissionStatus.state for the handle is not 'granted' in read mode.

NotFoundError DOMException

Thrown if the current entry is not found.

Examples

Use the for await...of loop can simplify the iteration process.

js
const dirHandle = await window.showDirectoryPicker();

for await (const value of dirHandle.values()) {
  console.log(value);
}

Specifications

Specification
File System Standard
# api-filesystemdirectoryhandle-asynciterable

Browser compatibility

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See also