Determine if uploaded file is image (any format) o

Question

So I'm using this code for view:

<form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

  <label for="file">Filename:</label>
  <input type="file" name="file" id="file" />

  <input type="submit" />
</form>

This for model:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Index(HttpPostedFileBase file) {

  if (file.ContentLength > 0) {
    var fileName = Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
    var path = Path.Combine(Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/uploads"), fileName);
    file.SaveAs(path);
  }

  return RedirectToAction("Index");
}

Works great unless the user add a file which isn't an image. How can I assure the file uploaded is an image. Thanks

Answer 1

Use in static helper class:

public static bool IsImage(HttpPostedFileBase postedFile)
    {
        try  {
              using (var bitmap = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(postedFile.InputStream))
                    {                        
                            return !bitmap.Size.IsEmpty;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {
                    return false;
                }
            }
    }

Use in ASP.NET MVC viewmodel:

public class UploadFileViewModel
    {
        public HttpPostedFileBase postedFile { get; set; }

        public  bool IsImage()
        {
            try  {
                  using (var bitmap = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(this.postedFile.InputStream))
                        {                        
                                return !bitmap.Size.IsEmpty;
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception)
                    {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
        }
    }

This example checks to see whether the image is a real image, and you can modify and convert it.

It eats memory as an example of six-liter V8, so it should be used when you really want to know what this image.

Answer 2

Implementation in much more cleaner way,

public static class FileExtensions
{
    private static readonly IDictionary<string, string> ImageMimeDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>
    {
        { ".bmp", "image/bmp" },
        { ".dib", "image/bmp" },
        { ".gif", "image/gif" },
        { ".svg", "image/svg+xml" },
        { ".jpe", "image/jpeg" },
        { ".jpeg", "image/jpeg" },
        { ".jpg", "image/jpeg" },
        { ".png", "image/png" },
        { ".pnz", "image/png" }
    };

    public static bool IsImage(this string file)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(file))
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(file));
        }

        var extension = Path.GetExtension(file);
        return ImageMimeDictionary.ContainsKey(extension.ToLower());
    }
}

Answer 3

in the server side compare with content type if its matching with your required uploaded format then proceed or else return error message