This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The read-only root property of the FileSystem interface specifies a FileSystemDirectoryEntry object representing the root directory of the file system, for use with the File and Directory Entries API.
var rootDirEnt = FileSystem.root;
A FileSystemDirectoryEntry representing the file system's root directory.
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| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| File and Directory Entries API The definition of 'root' in that specification. | Draft | Initial specification. |
This API has no official W3C or WHATWG specification.
| Desktop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | 13 | Yes | 50 | No | 15 | No |
| Mobile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | ? | ? | ? | 50 | 15 | No | ? |
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