File component | Archived 2.3 Magento Developer Guide

The File component implements the HTML <input type="file"> form field.

Configuration options

Option	Description	Type	Default
`component`	The path to the component’s JS constructor in terms of RequireJS.	String	`Magento_Ui/js/form/element/media`
`label`	Label to be displayed in the field.	String	`''`
`links`.`value`	Links the component’s `value` property with provider using the declared in the `dataScope` property of the parent component.	Boolean	`''`
`disabled`	Initial component’s state. When set to `true`, users cannot take action on the element.	Boolean	`false`
`visible`	Initial component’s visibility. When set to `false`, the `display: none` CSS style is added to the component’s DOM block.	Boolean	`true`

Source files

Extends Abstract:

Examples

Integrate File component with Form component

This is an example of how the File component integrates with the Form component:

<form>
    ...
    <fieldset>
        ...
        <file name="file_example">
            <argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
                <item name="config" xsi:type="array">
                    <item name="label" xsi:type="string">File Field</item>
                    <item name="visible" xsi:type="boolean">true</item>
                    <item name="formElement" xsi:type="string">fileUploader</item>
                    <item name="uploaderConfig" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="url" xsi:type="url" path="path/to/controller"/>
                    </item>
                </item>
            </argument>
        </file>
    </fieldset>
</form>

Result

File Component example