I would like to use jQuery to replace the contents of an HTML tag with a file.
I have the following code: $("html").html(hi.html).
While it works if I instead put a quote, it doesn't work if I put a file. How do I achieve this?
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It's not clear what you're asking. Perhaps you're looking for `.load()`? – elixenide Nov 23 '15 at 17:22
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1@EdCottrell is right, I think load() is what you want. .html() will replace the innerHTML of an element with HTML passed as a string containing HTML tags. While .load() will download a file and load its content into the element. – Gregg Duncan Nov 23 '15 at 18:04
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Your question seems a bit ambiguous. I am assuming you are trying to load a local file rather than a file served from a server. If you are looking for later, then gregg's answer will suffice.
You can use html5's File reader api to read contents of a file stored locally on your machine. Sample implementation: How to open a local disk file with Javascript?.
Helpful links:
- http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/file/dndfiles/
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader
Hope this helps if this is what you are looking for.
