I am using html input for selecting a file from file manager in my Ionic3/Angular application for Android/iOS. This below code is perfectly working in iOS and Browser. But, causing problem in Android for pdf files. I am using below code for this:
// in .html file
<input #fileUpload type="file" name="myfile"(change)="onFileChoose($event)"/>
// in .ts file
onFileChoose($event): void {
this.fileChooser.getFileInfo($event).then((result) => {
this.fileName = result.fileName;
this.fileData = this.sanitizeFileData(result.fileData);
this.fileSize = result.fileSize;
this.fileType = result.fileType;
}, (error) => {
this.helperProvider.createAlert('Alert', 'File is corrupted.');
});
}
getFileInfo(event: Event): Promise<any> {
let target = event && event.target;
let files: Array<File> = target && target['files'];
console.log(files[0].type);
console.log(files[0].name);
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
if (files && files.length) {
files = Array.from(files);
let fileName = files[0].name;
let fileSize = files[0].size;
let fileType = files[0].type;
let fileReader = new FileReader();
fileReader.onload = () => resolve({
fileData: fileReader.result,
fileName: fileName,
fileSize: fileSize,
fileType: fileType
});
fileReader.onerror = error => reject(error);
fileReader.onabort = error => reject(error);
fileReader.readAsDataURL(files[0])
}
});
}
I could perfectly select an image file from file manager in android and get the type, size and name of the file. But, when i select a pdf, suppose from downloads folder of file manager, i am getting the file type as empty and the file name as a different name than the original pdf file name. But, the size of the pdf file is correct.
Suppose, my pdf file name is “abc.pdf” but when i select the pdf file, i got the name as 5002 a random number and the type of the file as empty. I also saw that i am getting this behavior in all the files except the image files.
NOTE:
This is perfectly working in browser and iOS. But it is showing this weird behavior in android device.
Should i need any permission for reading pdf files using file manager in android?
Can anyone help me on this?