javascript - Get image preview before uploading in React

Question

Many examples of this on here but can't seem to find any for react. I have managed to convert the vanilla js to react but getting an error.

The answer looks simple enough so here I go in react:

getInitialState: function(){
  return{file: []}
},

_onChange: function(){
  // Assuming only image
  var file = this.refs.file.files[0];
  var reader = new FileReader();
  var url = reader.readAsDataURL(file);
  console.log(url) // Would see a path?
  // TODO: concat files for setState
},

render: function(){
 return(
  <div>
    <form>
      <input 
        ref="file" 
        type="file" 
        name="user[image]" 
        multiple="true"
        onChange={this._onChange}/>
     </form>
    {/* Only show first image, for now. */}
    <img src={this.state.file[0} />
  </div>
 )
};

Basically all answers I have seen show something like what I have. Any difference in React app?

Regarding answer:

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38049966/get-image-preview-before-uploading-in-react

Answer 1

No difference, just read your image when the load event finishes. After the load end event handler just set your state:

getInitialState: function(){
  return{file: []}
}

_onChange: function(){
  // Assuming only image
  var file = this.refs.file.files[0];
  var reader = new FileReader();
  var url = reader.readAsDataURL(file);

   reader.onloadend = function (e) {
      this.setState({
          imgSrc: [reader.result];
      })
    }.bind(this);
  console.log(url) // Would see a path?
  // TODO: concat files
},

render: function(){
 return(
  <div>
    <form>
      <input 
        ref="file" 
        type="file" 
        name="user[image]" 
        multiple="true"
        onChange={this_onChange}/>
     </form>
    {/* Only show first image, for now. */}
    <img src={this.state.imgSrc} />
  </div>
 )
}