Check the MIME type of file before upload it

21 Dec 20221 minute to read

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

CSHTML

<div class="col-lg-8 control-section">
    <div class="control_wrapper">
        @Html.EJS().Uploader("UploadFiles").Uploading("onBeforeUpload").AutoUpload(false).DropArea(".control-fluid").AsyncSettings(new Syncfusion.EJ2.Inputs.UploaderAsyncSettings { SaveUrl = "https://services.syncfusion.com/aspnet/production/api/FileUploader/Save", RemoveUrl = "https://services.syncfusion.com/aspnet/production/api/FileUploader/Remove" }).Render()
    </div>
</div>

<script>

    function onBeforeUpload(args) {
        // get the file MIME type
        alert("File MIME type is: " + args.fileData.rawFile.type);
    }

</script>

Index.css

.control_wrapper {
        max-width: 500px;
        margin: auto;
    }

    .control_wrapper .e-upload .e-upload-drag-hover {
        margin: 0;
    }

NOTE

You can also explore ASP.NET MVC File Upload feature tour page for its groundbreaking features. You can also explore our ASP.NET MVC File Upload example to understand how to browse the files which you want to upload to the server.