use File.createFromFileName(path)
see https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/webidl/File.webidl#48

Best Regards,
Shih-Chiang Chien
Mozilla Taiwan

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 3:18 PM, 段垚 <duan...@ustc.edu> wrote:

> Thanks. So the chrome-only constructor was removed. Is there an
> alternative way to create a File object from a path?
>
>
>
> 在 2016/11/23 14:04, Kris Maglione 写道:
>
>> See https://bugzil.la/1303518
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 01:48:43PM +0800, 段垚 wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> In Firefox 51 chrome code, this code works: `new File(path_to_file)` ,
>>> if  `path_to_file` exists.
>>>
>>> However in Firefox 52a (2016-11-22),an execption is thrown: "TypeError:
>>> Not enough arguments to File".
>>>
>>> I don't see a deprecation or removing note in the dev-doc[1], what's the
>>> problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Extensions/Using_th
>>> e_DOM_File_API_in_chrome_code
>>>
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