The feature changes the behavior of FileReader API so that the result attribute is only set right before the Load event is fired. Motivation: This brings the chromium FileReader implementation in line with the FileAPI spec. The existing implementation was identified to possibly cause memory leaks but that scenario was very rarely seen, as evidenced by this experiment.

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Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink>Storage


In development (tracking bug)

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Last updated on 2021-01-04