This simple solution worked for me: file-upload.component.html
<div>
<input type="file" #fileInput placeholder="Upload file..." />
<button type="button" (click)="upload()">Upload</button>
</div>
And then do the upload in the component directly with XMLHttpRequest.
import { Component, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
selector: 'app-file-upload',
templateUrl: './file-upload.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./file-upload.component.css']
})
export class FileUploadComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild('fileInput') fileInput;
constructor() { }
ngOnInit() {
}
private upload() {
const fileBrowser = this.fileInput.nativeElement;
if (fileBrowser.files && fileBrowser.files[0]) {
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('files', fileBrowser.files[0]);
const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('POST', '/api/Data/UploadFiles', true);
xhr.onload = function () {
if (this['status'] === 200) {
const responseText = this['responseText'];
const files = JSON.parse(responseText);
//todo: emit event
} else {
//todo: error handling
}
};
xhr.send(formData);
}
}
}
If you are using dotnet core, the parameter name must match the from field name. files in this case:
[HttpPost("[action]")]
public async Task<IList<FileDto>> UploadFiles(List<IFormFile> files)
{
return await _binaryService.UploadFilesAsync(files);
}
This answer is a plagiate of http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/uploading-files-ajax
Edit: After uploading, you have to clear the file-upload so that the user can select a new file. And instead of using XMLHttpRequest, maybe it is better to use fetch:
private addFileInput() {
const fileInputParentNative = this.fileInputParent.nativeElement;
const oldFileInput = fileInputParentNative.querySelector('input');
const newFileInput = document.createElement('input');
newFileInput.type = 'file';
newFileInput.multiple = true;
newFileInput.name = 'fileInput';
const uploadfiles = this.uploadFiles.bind(this);
newFileInput.onchange = uploadfiles;
oldFileInput.parentNode.replaceChild(newFileInput, oldFileInput);
}
private uploadFiles() {
this.onUploadStarted.emit();
const fileInputParentNative = this.fileInputParent.nativeElement;
const fileInput = fileInputParentNative.querySelector('input');
if (fileInput.files && fileInput.files.length > 0) {
const formData = new FormData();
for (let i = 0; i < fileInput.files.length; i++) {
formData.append('files', fileInput.files[i]);
}
const onUploaded = this.onUploaded;
const onError = this.onError;
const addFileInput = this.addFileInput.bind(this);
fetch('/api/Data/UploadFiles', {
credentials: 'include',
method: 'POST',
body: formData,
}).then((response: any) => {
if (response.status !== 200) {
const error = `An error occured. Status: ${response.status}`;
throw new Error(error);
}
return response.json();
}).then(files => {
onUploaded.emit(files);
addFileInput();
}).catch((error) => {
onError.emit(error);
});
}