This is working fine in google chrome but getting error in internet explorer at below mentioned line in my code. Can anyone suggest what change do i need to make to it to work in IE.

var file = new File([JSON.stringify($localStorage)], "somefile.txt", {type: "text/plain;charset=utf-8"});

This is working fine in google chrome but getting error in internet explorer at below mentioned line in my code. Can anyone suggest what change do i need to make to it to work in IE.

var file = new File([JSON.stringify($localStorage)], "somefile.txt", {type: "text/plain;charset=utf-8"});

• javascript
• angularjs
• google-chrome
• cross-browser
• internet-explorer-11

• Try including the following script <!--[if IE]> <script src="cdnjs.cloudflare./ajax/libs/html5shiv/3.7.3/…> <![endif]--> – Deepak Kumar T P Commented Dec 19, 2017 at 6:39
• it is not working – its.me.chand Commented Dec 19, 2017 at 6:59
• Related post - IE11 JavaScript (Error: SCRIPT445) “Object doesn't support this action” – RBT Commented Feb 3, 2020 at 12:45

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To paraphrase the link, IE 11 does NOT support new File() constructor, so you'll have to use a blob instead. Here is a basic example:

var myArr = ["Hello", "World", "123", "Howdy"];
var b = new Blob([JSON.stringify(myArr)], {type: "text/plain;charset=utf-8"});
window.navigator.msSaveBlob(b, "OutputFile.txt");

And now you should receive a download prompt.