File Opener
This plugin will open a file on your device file system with its default application.
https://github.com/pwlin/cordova-plugin-file-opener2
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Installation#
- Capacitor
- Cordova
- Enterprise
$ npm install cordova-plugin-file-opener2 $ npm install @ionic-native/file-opener $ ionic cap sync$ ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-file-opener2 $ npm install @ionic-native/file-opener Ionic Enterprise comes with fully supported and maintained plugins from the Ionic Team. Learn More or if you're interested in an enterprise version of this plugin Contact Us
Supported Platforms#
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- Windows Phone 8
Usage#
React#
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Angular#
import { FileOpener } from '@ionic-native/file-opener/ngx';
constructor(private fileOpener: FileOpener) { }
...
this.fileOpener.open('path/to/file.pdf', 'application/pdf') .then(() => console.log('File is opened')) .catch(e => console.log('Error opening file', e));
this.fileOpener.showOpenWithDialog('path/to/file.pdf', 'application/pdf') .then(() => console.log('File is opened')) .catch(e => console.log('Error opening file', e));