Trigger Click Event of Input File from External Button in JavaScript Uploader control

06 Jun 2023 / 1 minute to read

Click event of input file from the external button can be triggered using the click event of button. In the following sample, you can find the triggered click event of input file from Essential JavaScript 2 Button.

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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({
    asyncSettings: {
        saveUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Save',
        removeUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Remove'
    },
});
uploadObj.appendTo('#fileupload');

document.getElementById('browse').onclick = () => {
    document.getElementsByClassName('e-file-select-wrap')[0].querySelector('button').click();
};

<!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/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/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'>
            <div class="control_wrapper">
                <!-- Initialize Uploader -->
                <div id="dropArea">
                    <span id="drop"> Drop image (JPG, PNG) files here or <button class='e-btn e-control' id="browse">Browse</button></span>
                </div>
                <input type="file" name="UploadFiles" id="fileupload">
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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.