Check the mime type of file before upload it in Vue Uploader component

16 Mar 20232 minutes 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.

<template>
  <div>
    <ejs-uploader ref="uploadObj" id='defaultfileupload' name="UploadFiles"  :autoUpload="autoUpload" :asyncSettings= "path" :uploading="onBeforeUpload"></ejs-uploader>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { UploaderPlugin } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-inputs';
Vue.use(UploaderPlugin);

export default {
  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
        }
    },
    methods: {
onBeforeUpload: function(args): void {
 // get the file MIME type
    alert("File MIME type is: " + args.fileData.rawFile.type)
}
    }
}
</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%;
    }
</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.