chooseFile

Description

Selects an image or file from the device’s storage.

Input / Parameter

Name	Description	Input Type	Default	Options	Required
type	Type of file to choose.	Text	-	Image, Other_Files	Yes
multiple	Whether to select multiple files or not.	Boolean	false	true, false	No

Output

Description	Output Type
Returns the formatted information.	Object

Callback

callback

The functions to be executed if file is chosen successfully.

Description	Output Type
The information of the chosen files.	Object

Object format.

    {
        "extra": undefined,
        "input": [
            {
            "fileCopyUri": null,
            "name": "text.txt",
            "size": 4,
            "type": "text/plain",
            "uri": "file:///data/user/0/com.firstproject/cache/text.txt"
            }
        ]
    }

errorCallback

The functions to be executed if the file is not chosen.

Description	Output Type
The error message.	Text

Example

In this example, we will use the Device.chooseFile function to get some files data and show it on the console.

Step

1. Call the function Device.chooseFile inside the eventflow, and for it's type param select value Image and for it's multiple param select value true.

   
2. Call the function Log.write inside the Device.chooseFile function callback, and for it's value param change the param type to input.

   

Result

1. Trigger the event.

   
2. Select the images.

   
3. Check the console.