file.comp

The file widget contains the base64 encoded content of a file.
An upload window pops up in edit mode on mouse click on the widget.
On double-click the content of a file is stored to the download directory.

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Parameters

Parameter Name	Description	Default Value
$value	A JSON formatted string which represents widget's value.	Empty string.
$id	HTML tag ID.	Not defined.
$description	The description that is displayed when mouse hovers over the widget.	Empty string.
$readonly	The read-only flag.	Empty string which equals to false.
$prompt	The text that is displayed when widget doesn't contain a file.	No file selected
$bgcolor	The background color of the text box containing a file name.	Not defined.
$icon	The icon displayed near the text box containing a file name.	find - the magnifier icon.

Example

An example widget looks like this:

Configuration of the displayed example:

<& /input/file.comp, 
        id => 'test_file',
        description => 'Attached file',
        prompt => 'Please select a file',
        readonly => 1,
        value => q{"filename":"bytea.sql","content-type":"application/sql","base64":"U0hPVyBkYXRhX2RpcmVjdG9yeTsKVVBEQVRFIGFuYWxpc2kuY2VydGlmaWNhemlvbmkgU0VUIGRvYyA9IGVuY29kZShwZ19yZWFkX2JpbmFyeV9maWxlKCdkZW1vZG9jLnBkZicpLCAnYmFzZTY0JykgV0hFUkUgaWQgPSAxOwo="}
&>
</%method>

The File widget in readonly mode:

Click in edit mode opens the upload window:

Double-click opens the download window: