validate file size before upload for input type=file using angularjs
I have an input type=file element in my form. I want to create a custom directive for checking the file size as soon as I select a file using the input element. I know how to create a create a custom directive, but is there any way in angularjs to determine the file size of the selected element. No Jquery is to be used.
The js code:
app.directive('checkFileSize',function(){
return{
require: 'ngModel',
link: function(scope, elem, attr, ctrl) {
// add a parser that will process each time the value is
// parsed into the model when the user updates it.
ctrl.$parsers.unshift(function (value) {
//i want to do something like this
var fileSize= // get file size here
if(fileSize>threshold){
ctrl.$setValidity('checkFileSize',false);
}
// return the value to the model,
return someValue;
});
}
}
});
Answer
How to check file size from a directive:
app.directive('checkFileSize',function(){
return{
link: function(scope, elem, attr, ctrl) {
$(elem).bind('change', function() {
alert('File size:' + this.files[0].size);
});
}
}
});
non jquery version:
app.directive('checkFileSize', function() {
return {
link: function(scope, elem, attr, ctrl) {
function bindEvent(element, type, handler) {
if (element.addEventListener) {
element.addEventListener(type, handler, false);
} else {
element.attachEvent('on' + type, handler);
}
}
bindEvent(elem[0], 'change', function() {
alert('File size:' + this.files[0].size);
});
}
}
});