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title: "file Methods HTML5/Flash Uploader JavaScript"
canonical: https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_Methods_T_J_$au_file.htm
product: "Upload Suite 8"
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# file Methods HTML5/Flash Uploader JavaScript
The [file](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_T_J_$au_file.htm.md) type exposes the following methods.
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [calculateHash(Function)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_M_J_$au_file_calculateHash_1_23cf0bd7.htm.md) | Calculates MD5 hash for a file. |
|  | [exif(Function)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_M_J_$au_file_exif_1_23cf0bd7.htm.md) | Gets a collection of EXIF fields of a file. |
|  | [getPreview(Object)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_M_J_$au_file_getPreview_1_8419e710.htm.md) | Receives an `img` element of containing the preview of a file. |
|  | [iptc(Function)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_M_J_$au_file_iptc_1_23cf0bd7.htm.md) | Gets a collection of EXIF fields of a file. |
|  | [remove](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_M_J_$au_file_remove.htm.md) | Removes the user-selected files from the upload pane. |
|  | [showImageEditor(Number,Number)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/FH_M_J_$au_file_showImageEditor_2_3705d439.htm.md) | Opens a file in the built-in image editor. |