browser - Reading external file using javascript ajax -

browser - Reading external file using javascript ajax -

is possible read m3u8 file(or other text file example) external source via http request of ajax? , not using server side(such node.js or c#) request file. file sitting in http : // ... / file.m3u8 give thanks you:)

sure, can utilize xmlhttprequest read files local javascript, example:

var request = new xmlhttprequest(); request.open('get', '../file.m3u8', false); request.send(); console.log('file contents: ' + request.responsetext);

full details on xmlhttprequest on mozilla website.

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