Reputation: 5
I have a PDF file stored in a directory within the application (assets/pdf/fileName.pdf
). I need to display it on a new tab on a button click from a dialog.
Here is what I have, after looking at various answers:
In *.component.ts:
openPDF() {
this.myService.fetchPDF().subscribe(
res => {
let file = new window.Blob([res], {type: 'application/pdf'});
let fileURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(file);
window.open(fileURL, '_blank');
}
);
}
In *.service.ts:
fetchPDF(): any {
const path = 'assets/pdf/fileName.pdf';
return this.httpClient.get(PathResolver.resolveStatic(path),{responseType : 'blob'});
}
I already tried using responseType : 'arraybuffer'
, but it didn't work out either.
Here are the threads I have looked at:
Upvotes: 0
Views: 4749
Reputation: 593
You will either need to use the html embed tag (most likely also using a safe pipe), a PDF viewer (like Google PDF Viewer) or you can open the PDF in a new tab (this is the more common approach I see). It depends on your preference.
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 1296
I am not sure why are you using httpClient
. The outcome that you want could be simply achieved by the following code
In *.service.ts:
fetchPDF(): any {
const path = 'assets/pdf/fileName.pdf'
return path;
}
In *.component.ts:
openPDF() {
window.open(this.myService.fetchPDF(), '_blank');
}
Upvotes: 1