Angular MDBootstrap Forms File Component

MDBootstrap is a Material Design and bootstrap-based Angular UI library that is used to make attractive webpages with its seamless and easy-to-use component. In this article, we will know how to use Forms File Component in Angular MDBootstrap.

The File Component allows a user to select a file from their local computer & can permit to upload more than one file, at a moment.

Syntax:

<input type="file" class="form-control" />

Approach:

• Download Angular MDBootstrap from the official site.
• Extract the files and change them to the working directory.
• Install npm in the current project using the following command:

npm install

• After creating your project folder i.e. appname, move to it using the following command:

cd appname

• Start the server using the following command:

ng serve

Project Structure: After complete installation, it will look like the following:

Project Structure

Example 1: This is the basic example that illustrates how to use the Forms File Component in Angular MDBootstrap.

app.component.html

<div id='gfg'>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h4>
          Angular MDBootstrap File Component
      </h4>
    <br />
    <label class="form-label">
          Upload File!
    </label>
    <input type="file"
           class="form-control" />
</div>

app.component.ts

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent{}

app.module.ts

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserAnimationsModule }
    from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { MDBBootstrapModule }
    from 'angular-bootstrap-md';
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    BrowserAnimationsModule,
    MDBBootstrapModule.forRoot(),
    FormsModule,
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule{}

Output:

Example 2: In this example, we will know how to change the size and disable the file component in Angular MDBootstrap.

app.component.html

<div id='gfg'>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h4>
          Angular MDBootstrap File Component
     </h4>
    <br />
    <label class="form-label">
          Upload File!
     </label>
    <input disabled type="file"
           class="form-control" />
    <br/>
    <input type="file"
           class="form-control form-control-sm" />
    <br/>
    <input type="file"
           class="form-control form-control-lg" />
</div>

app.component.ts

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent{}

app.module.ts

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserAnimationsModule }
    from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { MDBBootstrapModule }
    from 'angular-bootstrap-md';
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    BrowserAnimationsModule,
    MDBBootstrapModule.forRoot(),
    FormsModule,
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule{}

Output:

Reference: https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/b5/angular/forms/file/