How to get started easily with Syncfusion Angular 11 File Upload

A quick start project that helps you to create an Angular 11 Material file Uploader component with a minimal code configuration.

The following section explains the steps required to create a simple Angular 11 Material file Uploader component.

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have the compatible versions of Angular in your machine before starting to work on this project.

• Node.js (Latest version)
• Angular 11
• Angular CLI
• Typescript 4+
• Visual Studio Code for Editor

Introduction

The Angular 11 Material file Uploader used in this project is created from the Syncfusion ej2-angular-inputs package. You can simply define it as <ejs-uploader> within the template.

Dependencies

Before starting with this project, the Angular 11 Material file Uploader requires to add the Syncfusion ej2-angular-inputs package from npmjs, which are distributed in npm as @syncfusion scoped packages. File Uploader requires the following dependent packages for rendering file Uploader component.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs

    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-base

    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups

    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-buttons

    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs

        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base

        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups

        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons

The following CSS styles require dependencies to render the file Uploader component.

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs/styles/material.css';

Creating Angular Project

1. To create the Angular project using the Angular CLI tool, follow the given steps. Install Angular CLI 11 using following command.

npm install @angular/cli@11.2.3

2. Now, create a new Angular project by using the command ng new and navigate to that folder.

ng new angular11-app

cd angular11-app

3. Install the ej2-angular-inputs package through the npm install command.

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs --save

Adding Angular 11 Material File Uploader

You can add the Angular 11 file Uploader component by using the ejs-uploader directive and the attributes within the tag allows you to define other functionalities. Import the Uploader module into the Angular application (app.module.ts) from the ej2-angular-inputs package.

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';

import { UploaderModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs';

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

 

@NgModule({ 

    imports: [ BrowserModule, UploaderModule],

    declarations: [ AppComponent ],

    bootstrap: [ AppComponent ]

})

 

export class AppModule {}

Define the Angular file Uploader code within the app.component.html file mapped against the templateUrl option in app.component.ts file.

Here, the file Uploader component is rendered with the asyncSettings property.

[app.component.ts]

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

 

@Component({

  selector: 'app-root',

  templateUrl: './app.component.html',

  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']

})

export class AppComponent {

  public path: Object = {

    saveUrl: 'https://aspnetmvc.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Save',

    removeUrl: 'https://aspnetmvc.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Remove'

  };

}

[app.component.html]

 <ejs-uploader [asyncSettings]='path'></ejs-uploader>

Refer to the CDN link of CSS reference within the styles.css file.

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs/styles/material.css';

Run the application with the command ng serve and an file Uploader with material theme will be displayed on the browser as follows.

Summary

Refer to our documentation and online samples for more features. If you have any queries, please let us know in comments below. You can also contact us through our Support forum or Direct-Trac. We are happy to assist you!