var input = document.createElement('input');
input.style.visibility = 'hidden';
input.type = 'file';
input.onchange = e => {
// getting a hold of the file reference
var file = e.target.files[0];
// setting up the reader
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsText(file,'UTF-8');
// here we tell the reader what to do when it's done reading...
reader.onload = readerEvent => {
var content = readerEvent.target.result; // this is the content!
console.log( content );
}
}
input.click();