Preview an image before it is uploaded

Question

I want to be able to preview a file (image) before it is uploaded. The preview action should be executed all in the browser without using Ajax to upload the image.

How can I do this?

Answer 1

What about this solution?

Just add the data attribute "data-type=editable" to an image tag like this:

<img data-type="editable" id="companyLogo" src="http://www.coventrywebgraphicdesign.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/logo-here.jpg" height="300px" width="300px" />

And the script to your project off course...

function init() {
    $("img[data-type=editable]").each(function (i, e) {
        var _inputFile = $('<input/>')
            .attr('type', 'file')
            .attr('hidden', 'hidden')
            .attr('onchange', 'readImage()')
            .attr('data-image-placeholder', e.id);

        $(e.parentElement).append(_inputFile);

        $(e).on("click", _inputFile, triggerClick);
    });
}

function triggerClick(e) {
    e.data.click();
}

Element.prototype.readImage = function () {
    var _inputFile = this;
    if (_inputFile && _inputFile.files && _inputFile.files[0]) {
        var _fileReader = new FileReader();
        _fileReader.onload = function (e) {
            var _imagePlaceholder = _inputFile.attributes.getNamedItem("data-image-placeholder").value;
            var _img = $("#" + _imagePlaceholder);
            _img.attr("src", e.target.result);
        };
        _fileReader.readAsDataURL(_inputFile.files[0]);
    }
};

// 
// IIFE - Immediately Invoked Function Expression
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18307078/jquery-best-practises-in-case-of-document-ready
(

function (yourcode) {
    "use strict";
    // The global jQuery object is passed as a parameter
    yourcode(window.jQuery, window, document);
}(

function ($, window, document) {
    "use strict";
    // The $ is now locally scoped 
    $(function () {
        // The DOM is ready!
        init();
    });

    // The rest of your code goes here!
}));

See demo at JSFiddle

Answer 2

How about creating a function that loads the file and fires a custom event. Then attach a listener to the input. This way we have more flexibility to use the file, not just for previewing images.

/**
 * @param {domElement} input - The input element
 * @param {string} typeData - The type of data to be return in the event object. 
 */
function loadFileFromInput(input,typeData) {
    var reader,
        fileLoadedEvent,
        files = input.files;

    if (files && files[0]) {
        reader = new FileReader();

        reader.onload = function (e) {
            fileLoadedEvent = new CustomEvent('fileLoaded',{
                detail:{
                    data:reader.result,
                    file:files[0]  
                },
                bubbles:true,
                cancelable:true
            });
            input.dispatchEvent(fileLoadedEvent);
        }
        switch(typeData) {
            case 'arraybuffer':
                reader.readAsArrayBuffer(files[0]);
                break;
            case 'dataurl':
                reader.readAsDataURL(files[0]);
                break;
            case 'binarystring':
                reader.readAsBinaryString(files[0]);
                break;
            case 'text':
                reader.readAsText(files[0]);
                break;
        }
    }
}
function fileHandler (e) {
    var data = e.detail.data,
        fileInfo = e.detail.file;

    img.src = data;
}
var input = document.getElementById('inputId'),
    img = document.getElementById('imgId');

input.onchange = function (e) {
    loadFileFromInput(e.target,'dataurl');
};

input.addEventListener('fileLoaded',fileHandler)

Probably my code isn't as good as some users but I think you will get the point of it. Here you can see an example

Answer 3

It's my code.Support IE[6-9]、chrome 17+、firefox、Opera 11+、Maxthon3

HTML

<input type="file"  id="netBarBig"  onchange="changeFile(this)"  />
<img  src="" id="imagePreview" style="width:120px;height:80px;" alt=""/>

javascript:

<script>
   
function previewImage(fileObj, imgPreviewId) {
    var allowExtention = ".jpg,.bmp,.gif,.png";  //allowed to upload file type
    document.getElementById("hfAllowPicSuffix").value;
    var extention = fileObj.value.substring(fileObj.value.lastIndexOf(".") + 1).toLowerCase();
    var browserVersion = window.navigator.userAgent.toUpperCase();
    if (allowExtention.indexOf(extention) > -1) {
        if (fileObj.files) {
            if (window.FileReader) {
                var reader = new FileReader();
                reader.onload = function (e) {
                    document.getElementById(imgPreviewId).setAttribute("src", e.target.result);
                };
                reader.readAsDataURL(fileObj.files[0]);
            } else if (browserVersion.indexOf("SAFARI") > -1) {
                alert("don't support  Safari6.0 below broswer");
            }
        } else if (browserVersion.indexOf("MSIE") > -1) {
            if (browserVersion.indexOf("MSIE 6") > -1) {//ie6
                document.getElementById(imgPreviewId).setAttribute("src", fileObj.value);
            } else {//ie[7-9]
                fileObj.select();
                fileObj.blur(); 
                var newPreview = document.getElementById(imgPreviewId);

                newPreview.style.border = "solid 1px #eeeeee";
                newPreview.style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(sizingMethod='scale',src='" + document.selection.createRange().text + "')";
                newPreview.style.display = "block";

            }
        } else if (browserVersion.indexOf("FIREFOX") > -1) {//firefox
            var firefoxVersion = parseFloat(browserVersion.toLowerCase().match(/firefox\/([\d.]+)/)[1]);
            if (firefoxVersion < 7) {//firefox7 below
                document.getElementById(imgPreviewId).setAttribute("src", fileObj.files[0].getAsDataURL());
            } else {//firefox7.0+ 
                document.getElementById(imgPreviewId).setAttribute("src", window.URL.createObjectURL(fileObj.files[0]));
            }
        } else {
            document.getElementById(imgPreviewId).setAttribute("src", fileObj.value);
        }
    } else {
        alert("only support" + allowExtention + "suffix");
        fileObj.value = ""; //clear Selected file
        if (browserVersion.indexOf("MSIE") > -1) {
            fileObj.select();
            document.selection.clear();
        }

    }
}
function changeFile(elem) {
    //file object , preview img tag id
    previewImage(elem,'imagePreview')
}

</script>

Answer 4

For Multiple image upload (Modification to the @IvanBaev's Solution)

function readURL(input) {
    if (input.files && input.files[0]) {
        var i;
        for (i = 0; i < input.files.length; ++i) {
          var reader = new FileReader();
          reader.onload = function (e) {
              $('#form1').append('<img src="'+e.target.result+'">');
          }
          reader.readAsDataURL(input.files[i]);
        }
    }
}

http://jsfiddle.net/LvsYc/12330/

Hope this helps someone.

Answer 5

I have made a plugin which can generate the preview effect in IE 7+ thanks to the internet, but has few limitations. I put it into a github page so that its easier to get it

$(function () {
		$("input[name=file1]").previewimage({
			div: ".preview",
			imgwidth: 180,
			imgheight: 120
		});
		$("input[name=file2]").previewimage({
			div: ".preview2",
			imgwidth: 90,
			imgheight: 90
		});
	});

.preview > div {
  display: inline-block;
  text-align:center;
}

.preview2 > div {
  display: inline-block; 
  text-align:center;
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://rawgit.com/andrewng330/PreviewImage/master/preview.image.min.js"></script>
	Preview
	<div class="preview"></div>
	Preview2
	<div class="preview2"></div>

	<form action="#" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
		<input type="file" name="file1">
		<input type="file" name="file2">
		<input type="submit">
	</form>

Answer 6

Please take a look at the sample code below:

function readURL(input) {

  if (input.files && input.files[0]) {
    var reader = new FileReader();

    reader.onload = function(e) {
      $('#blah').attr('src', e.target.result);
    }

    reader.readAsDataURL(input.files[0]);
  }
}

$("#imgInp").change(function() {
  readURL(this);
});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
  <input type='file' id="imgInp" />
  <img id="blah" src="#" alt="your image" />
</form>

Also, you can try this sample here.