Customize button with html element in Vue Uploader component

11 Jun 20246 minutes to read

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

In the following example explains about how to customize the action buttons.

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
  <div>
    <ejs-uploader ref="uploadObj" id='defaultfileupload' name="UploadFiles" :buttons="buttons" :autoUpload="autoUpload"
      :asyncSettings="path"></ejs-uploader>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup>

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

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;
const buttons = {
  browse: 'Choose file',
  clear: clearEle,
  upload: uploadEle
};

</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 {
  visibility: hidden;
  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 .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: 50%;
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  padding: 8px 0;
}

.upload::before {
  content: '\e60f';
  position: relative;
  font-size: 10px;
  right: 10px;
}

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

.e-upload .e-upload-actions {
  width: 100%;
}
</style>

Options API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
  <div>
    <ejs-uploader ref="uploadObj" id='defaultfileupload' name="UploadFiles" :buttons="buttons" :autoUpload="autoUpload"
      :asyncSettings="path"></ejs-uploader>
  </div>
</template>
<script>

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

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,
      buttons: {
        browse: 'Choose file',
        clear: clearEle,
        upload: uploadEle
      }
    }
  }
}
</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 {
  visibility: hidden;
  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 .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: 50%;
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  padding: 8px 0;
}

.upload::before {
  content: '\e60f';
  position: relative;
  font-size: 10px;
  right: 10px;
}

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

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