Convert file to base64 and add v-model binding in Vuejs

Question

I am building a component which has file input fields and being rendered through function in VueJs:

export default {
    name: 'nits-file-input',
    props: {
        label: String,
    },
    render (createElement) {
        return createElement('div', { class: 'form-group m-form__group'}, [
            createElement('label', this.label),
            createElement('div'),
            createElement('div', { class: 'custom-file'},[
                createElement('input', {
                    class: 'custom-file-input',
                    attrs: { type: 'file' },
                    domProps: {
                        value: self.value
                    },
                    on: {
                        input: (event) => {
                            var reader = new FileReader()
                            reader.readAsDataURL(event.target.value)
                            reader.onload = function () {
                                console.log(reader.result);
                            };
                            this.$emit('input', event.target.value)
                        }
                    }
                }),
                createElement('label', { class: 'custom-file-label'}, 'Choose File')
            ])
        ])
    }
}

While having the values in v-model I get the path of file but I need to have a base64 element. currently in my console I'm getting following error:

Failed to execute 'readAsDataURL' on 'FileReader': parameter 1 is not of type 'Blob'

Help me out in execution. Thanks

Answer 1

You should set reader.readAsDataURL(event.target.files[0])

instead of

reader.readAsDataURL(event.target.value) :

on: {
    input: (event) => {
        var reader = new FileReader()
        reader.readAsDataURL(event.target.files[0])
        reader.onload = () => {
            console.log(reader.result);
        };
        this.$emit('input', event.target.files[0])
    }
}