Since the code sample is a bit outdated I thought I'd share a more recent approach, using Angular 4.3 and the new(er) HttpClient API, @angular/common/http
export class FileUpload {
@ViewChild('selectedFile') selectedFileEl;
uploadFile() {
let params = new HttpParams();
let formData = new FormData();
formData.append('upload', this.selectedFileEl.nativeElement.files[0])
const options = {
headers: new HttpHeaders().set('Authorization', this.loopBackAuth.accessTokenId),
params: params,
reportProgress: true,
withCredentials: true,
}
this.http.post('http://localhost:3000/api/FileUploads/fileupload', formData, options)
.subscribe(
data => {
console.log("Subscribe data", data);
},
(err: HttpErrorResponse) => {
console.log(err.message, JSON.parse(err.error).error.message);
}
)
.add(() => this.uploadBtn.nativeElement.disabled = false);//teardown
}