Preview an image before it is uploaded
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?
Accepted Answer
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]); // convert to base64 string
}
}
$("#imgInp").change(function() {
readURL(this);
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form runat="server">
<input type='file' id="imgInp" />
<img id="blah" src="#" alt="your image" />
</form>
Also, you can try this sample here.
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There are a couple ways you can do this. The most efficient way would be to use URL.createObjectURL() on the File from your <input>. Pass this URL to img.src to tell the browser to load the provided image.
Here's an example:
<input type="file" accept="image/*" onchange="loadFile(event)">
<img id="output"/>
<script>
var loadFile = function(event) {
var output = document.getElementById('output');
output.src = URL.createObjectURL(event.target.files[0]);
output.onload = function() {
URL.revokeObjectURL(output.src) // free memory
}
};
</script>
You can also use FileReader.readAsDataURL() to parse the file from your <input>. This will create a string in memory containing a base64 representation of the image.
<input type="file" accept="image/*" onchange="loadFile(event)">
<img id="output"/>
<script>
var loadFile = function(event) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(){
var output = document.getElementById('output');
output.src = reader.result;
};
reader.readAsDataURL(event.target.files[0]);
};
</script>
One-liner solution:
The following code uses object URLs, which is much more efficient than data URL for viewing large images (A data URL is a huge string containing all of the file data, whereas an object URL, is just a short string referencing the file data in-memory):
<img id="blah" alt="your image" width="100" height="100" />
<input type="file"
onchange="document.getElementById('blah').src = window.URL.createObjectURL(this.files[0])">
Generated URL will be like:
blob:http%3A//localhost/7514bc74-65d4-4cf0-a0df-3de016824345
The answer of LeassTaTT works well in "standard" browsers like FF and Chrome. The solution for IE exists but looks different. Here description of cross-browser solution:
In HTML we need two preview elements, img
for standard browsers and div
for IE
HTML:
<img id="preview"
src=""
alt=""
style="display:none; max-width: 160px; max-height: 120px; border: none;"/>
<div id="preview_ie"></div>
In CSS we specify the following IE specific thing:
CSS:
#preview_ie {
FILTER: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(sizingMethod=scale)
}
In HTML we include the standard and the IE-specific Javascripts:
<script type="text/javascript">
{% include "pic_preview.js" %}
</script>
<!--[if gte IE 7]>
<script type="text/javascript">
{% include "pic_preview_ie.js" %}
</script>
The pic_preview.js
is the Javascript from the LeassTaTT's answer. Replace the $('#blah')
whith the $('#preview')
and add the $('#preview').show()
Now the IE specific Javascript (pic_preview_ie.js):
function readURL (imgFile) {
var newPreview = document.getElementById('preview_ie');
newPreview.filters.item('DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader').src = imgFile.value;
newPreview.style.width = '160px';
newPreview.style.height = '120px';
}
That's is. Works in IE7, IE8, FF and Chrome. Please test in IE9 and report. The idea of IE preview was found here: http://forums.asp.net/t/1320559.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms532969(v=vs.85).aspx
I have edited @Ivan's answer to display "No Preview Available" image, if it is not an image:
function readURL(input) {
var url = input.value;
var ext = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf('.') + 1).toLowerCase();
if (input.files && input.files[0]&& (ext == "gif" || ext == "png" || ext == "jpeg" || ext == "jpg")) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function (e) {
$('.imagepreview').attr('src', e.target.result);
}
reader.readAsDataURL(input.files[0]);
}else{
$('.imagepreview').attr('src', '/assets/no_preview.png');
}
}
Here's a multiple files version, based on Ivan Baev's answer.
The HTML
<input type="file" multiple id="gallery-photo-add">
<div class="gallery"></div>
JavaScript / jQuery
$(function() {
// Multiple images preview in browser
var imagesPreview = function(input, placeToInsertImagePreview) {
if (input.files) {
var filesAmount = input.files.length;
for (i = 0; i < filesAmount; i++) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(event) {
$($.parseHTML('<img>')).attr('src', event.target.result).appendTo(placeToInsertImagePreview);
}
reader.readAsDataURL(input.files[i]);
}
}
};
$('#gallery-photo-add').on('change', function() {
imagesPreview(this, 'div.gallery');
});
});
Requires jQuery 1.8 due to the usage of $.parseHTML, which should help with XSS mitigation.
This will work out of the box, and the only dependancy you need is jQuery.