Accessibility in JavaScript Uploader control

08 May 2023 / 1 minute to read

The uploader component characterized with complete ARIA accessibility support that helps to be accessible by on-screen readers and other assistive technology devices.

Keyboard interaction

The following are the standard keys that works on uploader component:

Keyboard shortcuts	Actions
`Tab`	Move focus to next element.
`Shift + Tab`	Move focus to previous element.
`Enter`	Triggers corresponding action to button element.
`Esc`	Close the file browser dialog alone and cancels the upload on drop the file.

Source

Preview

app.ts

index.html

import { Uploader } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';

// initialize Uploader component
let uploadObject: Uploader = new Uploader({
    asyncSettings: {
        saveUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Save',
        removeUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Remove'
    }
});

// render initialized Uploader
uploadObject.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="//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' class="fileupload">
            <input type="file" id="fileupload" name="UploadFiles"/>
        </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.