Achieve file upload programmatically in Vue Uploader component

11 Jun 20247 minutes to read

You can upload a file programmatically using upload method. The selected files data, get from getFilesData public method in uploader.

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
    <div>
        <ejs-uploader ref="uploadObj" id='defaultfileupload' name="UploadFiles" :autoUpload="autoUpload"
            :asyncSettings="path"></ejs-uploader>
        <div id="btnContainer">
            <span style='padding-left: 40px;'>
                <button id='first' style='margin-top: 30px' class='e-btn e-control'>Upload first file</button>
            </span>
            <span style=' padding-left: 40px;'>
                <button style='margin-top: 30px' id='full' class='e-btn e-control'>Upload all files</button>
            </span>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>
<script setup>

import { UploaderComponent as EjsUploader } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-inputs';
import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue';

const uploadObj = ref(null);

const path = {
    saveUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/FileUploader/Save',
    removeUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/FileUploader/Remove'
};
const autoUpload = false;

onMounted(() => {
    document.getElementById('first').onclick = () => {
        uploadObj.value.upload(uploadObj.value.getFilesData()[0]);
    };

    document.getElementById('full').onclick = () => {
        uploadObj.value.upload(uploadObj.value.getFilesData());
    };
});
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-inputs/styles/material.css";

#container {
    padding-left: 5%;
    width: 100%;
}

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

.e-upload-actions {
    display: none;
}

.e-btn {
    text-transform: none;
}
</style>

Options API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
    <div>
        <ejs-uploader ref="uploadObj" id='defaultfileupload' name="UploadFiles" :autoUpload="autoUpload"
            :asyncSettings="path"></ejs-uploader>
        <div id="btnContainer">
            <span style='padding-left: 40px;'>
                <button id='first' style='margin-top: 30px' class='e-btn e-control'>Upload first file</button>
            </span>
            <span style=' padding-left: 40px;'>
                <button style='margin-top: 30px' id='full' class='e-btn e-control'>Upload all files</button>
            </span>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>
<script>

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

export default {
    name: "App",
    components: {
        "ejs-uploader": UploaderComponent
    },
    data: function () {
        return {
            path: {
                saveUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/FileUploader/Save',
                removeUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/FileUploader/Remove'
            },
            autoUpload: false
        }
    },
    mounted: function () {
        document.getElementById('first').onclick = () => {
            this.$refs.uploadObj.upload(this.$refs.uploadObj.getFilesData()[0]);
        };

        document.getElementById('full').onclick = () => {
            this.$refs.uploadObj.upload(this.$refs.uploadObj.getFilesData());
        };
    }
}
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-inputs/styles/material.css";

#container {
    padding-left: 5%;
    width: 100%;
}

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

.e-upload-actions {
    display: none;
}

.e-btn {
    text-transform: none;
}</style>

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