Customize button with html element in EJ2 TypeScript Uploader control

15 May 20234 minutes to read

The uploader component allows you to customize the action buttons by using buttons property. Refer to the following example.

index.ts
index.html
styles.css
import {  Uploader } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { createElement } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

let uploadEle = createElement('span', { className: 'upload e-icons' });
uploadEle.innerHTML = 'Upload All';
let clearEle = createElement('span', { className: 'remove e-icons' });
clearEle.innerHTML = 'Clear All';

let uploadObj: Uploader = new Uploader({
	  asyncSettings: {
	    saveUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/js/production/api/FileUploader/Save',
	    removeUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/js/production/api/FileUploader/Remove'
	},
    autoUpload: false,
    buttons: {
      browse: 'Choose file',
      clear: clearEle,
      upload: uploadEle
    }
});
uploadObj.appendTo('#fileupload')
<!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="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.1.33/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>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <input type="file" id="fileupload" name="UploadFiles"/>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 450px;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

.e-upload .e-upload-actions .e-file-clear-btn,
.e-upload .e-upload-actions .e-file-upload-btn {
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
    background-color: #ddd;
    border-color: #c3c3c3;
    color: #000000;
    box-shadow: none;
    width: 44%;
    margin: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    padding: 8px 0;
}

.e-upload .e-upload-actions {
  width: 100%;
}

.upload::before {
  content: '\e725';
  position: relative;
  font-size: 10px;
  right: 10px;
}
.remove::before {
  content: '\e932';
  position: relative;
  font-size: 10px;
  right: 10px;
}

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