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Check the MIME type of File before Upload in JavaScript Uploader control

By using the uploading event, you can get the file MIME type before uploading it to the server. In the following sample, file MIME type is shown in the alert box before the file starts to upload.

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app.ts
index.html
import { Uploader } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';

//Initialize the control by preload files
let uploadObj: Uploader = new Uploader({
    autoUpload: false,
    asyncSettings: {
        saveUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Save',
        removeUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Remove'
    },
    uploading: onBeforeUpload
});
uploadObj.appendTo('#fileupload');

function onBeforeUpload(args): void {
    // get the file MIME type
    alert("File MIME type is: " + args.fileData.rawFile.type)
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 Uploader</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 Uploader Component" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
        <div id='container'>
            <input type="file" id="fileupload" name="UploadFiles"/>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
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