Using angular 2 beta, I cannot seem to get an <input type="file"> to work.
Using diagnostic, I can see two-way binding for other types such as text.
<form>
{{diagnostic}}
<div class="form-group">
<label for="fileupload">Upload</label>
<input type="file" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="model.fileupload">
</div>
</form>
In my TypeScript file, I have the following diagnostic line:
get diagnostic() { return JSON.stringify(this.model); }
Could it be that it is the issue of not being JSON? The value is null.
I cannot really verify the value of the input. Уven though the text next to "Choose file ..." updates, I cannot see differences in the DOM for some reason.
I think that it's not supported. If you have a look at this DefaultValueAccessor directive (see https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/modules/angular2/src/common/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts#L23). You will see that the value used to update the bound element is $event.target.value.
This doesn't apply in the case of inputs with type file since the file object can be reached $event.srcElement.files instead.
For more details, you can have a look at this plunkr: https://plnkr.co/edit/ozZqbxIorjQW15BrDFrg?p=info:
@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
<div>
<input type="file" (change)="onChange($event)"/>
</div>
`,
providers: [ UploadService ]
})
export class AppComponent {
onChange(event) {
var files = event.srcElement.files;
console.log(files);
}
}
@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
<div>
<input name="file" type="file" (change)="onChange($event)"/>
</div>
`,
providers: [ UploadService ]
})
export class AppComponent {
file: File;
onChange(event: EventTarget) {
let eventObj: MSInputMethodContext = <MSInputMethodContext> event;
let target: HTMLInputElement = <HTMLInputElement> eventObj.target;
let files: FileList = target.files;
this.file = files[0];
console.log(this.file);
}
doAnythingWithFile() {
}
}
There is a slightly better way to access attached files. You could use template reference variable to get an instance of the input element.
Here is an example based on the first answer:
@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
<div>
<input type="file" #file (change)="onChange(file.files)"/>
</div>
`,
providers: [ UploadService ]
})
export class AppComponent {
onChange(files) {
console.log(files);
}
}
Here is an example app to demonstrate this in action.
Template reference variables might be useful, e.g. you could access them via @ViewChild directly in the controller.