I'm implementing this library : https://github.com/felixrieseberg/React-Dropzone-Component
To trigger another component or element programmatically I can use ref
but I got an error of photoUploadDropAreaElement
is not a function using below code.
triggerUploadDialog(){
this.photoUploadDropAreaElement.click(); // doesn't work?
console.log(this.photoUploadDropAreaElement);
}
render() {
return(
<div onClick={this.triggerUploadDialog.bind(this)}>
<DropzoneComponent ref={dropArea => this.photoUploadDropAreaElement = dropArea} />
</div>
);
The result of DropzoneComponent look like this
What's wrong here? I just want to trigger a click to open the file dialog for user to select file to upload.
I'm using import * as Dropzone from 'react-dropzone';
via npm install react-dropzone --save-dev
. Go here for the details.
This dropzone package allows you to, by default, click on the UI's dropzone to open the file dialog for user to select a file to upload.
Here is the code I used, which includes a 'Choose File' button as well as a 'Delete' button. *Note: multiple={false}
disables the user's ability to choose multiple files. You can simply change it to true and the multiple file selection will be enabled.
import * as React from 'react';
import * as Dropzone from 'react-dropzone';
export interface FileUploadState { file: Array<File> }
export class FileUpload extends React.Component<{}, FileUploadState> {
constructor(props: any) {
super(props);
this.state = {
file: []
}
}
onDrop(droppedFile: any) {
if (droppedFile && droppedFile.preview) {
window.URL.revokeObjectURL(droppedFile.preview);
}
this.setState({
file: droppedFile
});
console.log(droppedFile);
}
onDelete() {
this.setState({
file: []
});
}
render() {
let dropzoneRef: any;
return (
<div>
<div>
<Dropzone ref={(node) => { dropzoneRef = node; }} onDrop={this.onDrop.bind(this)} multiple={false}>
<div className="text-center">Drag and drop your file here, or click here to select file to upload.</div>
</Dropzone>
<button type="button" className="button primary" onClick={(e) => {
e.preventDefault(); // --> without this onClick fires 3 times
dropzoneRef.open();
}}>
Choose File(s)
</button>
<button type="button" className="button alert" onClick={this.onDelete.bind(this)}>
Delete
</button>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<h2>File(s) to be uploaded: {this.state.file.length} </h2>
<ul>
{
this.state.file.map(f => <li><code>{f.name}</code></li>)
}
</ul>
</div>
</div>
)
}
}
Try like this. It's work for me
triggerUploadDialog () {
this.photoUploadDropAreaElement.dropzone.element.click()
}
Component
<div onClick={this.triggerUploadDialog.bind(this)}>
<DropzoneComponent ref={dropArea => this.photoUploadDropAreaElement = dropArea} />
</div>
For anyone still looking, it looks like the library was updated to expose an open
function.
https://github.com/react-dropzone/react-dropzone/commit/773eb660c7848dd1d67e6e13c7f7261eaaa9fd4d
You can use it this way via refs:
dropzoneRef: any;
onClickPickImage = () => {
if (this.dropzoneRef) {
this.dropzoneRef.open();
}
};
// When rendering your component, save a ref
<Dropzone
ref={(ref: any) => {
this.dropzoneRef = ref;
}}
onDrop={this.onDrop}
>
<div onClick={this.onClickPickImage}>Trigger manually</div>
</Dropzone>
My problem was NOT including the input
element. When I did, it worked.