

Note that you may additionally specify a list of accepted file types through the accept attribute in form of filename extensions or MIME types. After a file has been selected, the filename will be displayed next to this button.

It'll render as a button which opens up a file selection dialog. StyleUrls :, } ) export class AppComponent Tip: You can generate a random big file with OS utilities: Here's a live example of the file upload dialog and progress bar which we're going to build.

If you're just here for the plain upload and would rather have a simple on/off loading indication, take a look at my post on implementing this with Angular and RxJS after the first two sections. Whether you want your user to upload documents in the PDF format, some archives as ZIP as well as a profile image or some kind of avatar in form of PNG or JPG - you'll need to implement a file upload and chances are that you also want to display some kind of progress indication. Uploading files is again a common interaction with web apps. Since my article on downloading files with Angular was well received, I've decided to also show how to apply the same pattern for uploads.
