The Blob
interface's stream()
method returns a ReadableStream
which upon reading returns the data contained within the Blob
.
Blob.stream()
Syntax
stream()
Return value
A ReadableStream
which, upon reading, returns the contents of the Blob
.
Usage notes
With stream()
and the returned ReadableStream
, you gain several interesting capabilities:
- Call
getReader()
on the returned stream to get an object to use to read the data from the blob using methods such as theReadableStreamDefaultReader
interface'sread()
method. - Call the returned stream's
pipeTo()
method to pipe the blob's data to a writable stream. - Call the returned stream's
tee()
method to tee the readable stream. This returns an array containing two newReadableStream
objects, each of which returns the contents of theBlob
. - Call the returned stream's
pipeThrough()
method to pipe the stream through aTransformStream
or any other readable and writable pair.
Specifications
Specification |
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File API # dom-blob-stream |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
stream |
76
|
79
|
69
|
No
|
63
|
14.1
|
76
|
76
|
79
|
54
|
14.5
|
12.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Blob/stream