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File chooser plugin for Cordova.

The following must be added to config.xml to prevent crashing when selecting large files on Android:

<platform name="android">
 <edit-config
   file="app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml"
   mode="merge"
   target="/manifest/application">
   <application android:largeHeap="true" />
 </edit-config>
</platform>

Repo: https://github.com/cyph/cordova-plugin-chooser

Installation

1. Install the Cordova and Ionic Native plugins:
   

   $ ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-chooser
   $ npm install --save @ionic-native/chooser@4
   

2. Add this plugin to your app's module

Supported platforms

• Android
• iOS

Usage

import { Chooser } from '@ionic-native/chooser';


constructor(private chooser: Chooser) { }

...


this.chooser.getFile()
  .then(file => console.log(file ? file.name : 'canceled'))
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));

Instance Members

getFile(accept)

Displays native prompt for user to select a file.

ChooserResult