XUL:File Input
Here is a simple implementation of a file input control written in XBL. I tried returning a stream instead of a string from the inputText property, but the calling script didn't have the priviliges to call the readLine methods and such. Instead, I used an interface similar to XMLHttpRequest. Perhaps I should add a inputXML property.
<?xml version="1.0"?> <bindings xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/xbl" xmlns:xul="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"> <binding id="fileinput"> <content> <xul:textbox flex="1" readonly="true"/> <xul:button label="Browse..."/> </content> <implementation> <constructor><![CDATA[ var textbox = document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0]; var button = document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[1]; textbox.thefile = null; var pickFunc = function pickFile() { netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect"); var nsIFilePicker = Components.interfaces.nsIFilePicker; var fp = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/filepicker;1"].createInstance(nsIFilePicker); fp.init(window, "Select a File", nsIFilePicker.modeOpen); fp.appendFilters( nsIFilePicker.filterAll ); var res = fp.show(); if (res == nsIFilePicker.returnOK) { textbox.thefile = fp.file; textbox.value = textbox.thefile.path; } else { textbox.thefile = null; textbox.value = ""; } } button.addEventListener("command", pickFunc, false); ]]></constructor> <property name="inputText" readonly="true"> <getter><![CDATA[ var textbox = document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0]; if (textbox.thefileĀ != null) { netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect"); var is = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/file-input-stream;1"] .createInstance( Components.interfaces.nsIFileInputStream ); var sstream = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/scriptableinputstream;1"] .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIScriptableInputStream); is.init( textbox.thefile, 0x01, 00004, null); sstream.init(is); var data = ""; var count = 0; while (sstream.available() > 0) { count = sstream.available(); if (count > 2048) { count = 2048; } data += sstream.read(count); } return data; } else { return ""; } ]]></getter> </property> </implementation> </binding> </bindings>