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Reactive URL representing an object.

Creates an URL for the provided File, Blob, or MediaSource via URL.createObjectURL() and automatically releases the URL via URL.revokeObjectURL() when the source changes or the component is unmounted.

Demo

Select file:
Object URL:
none

Usage

html
<script setup>
import { useObjectUrl } from '@vueuse/core'
import { shallowRef } from 'vue'

const file = shallowRef()
const url = useObjectUrl(file)

const onFileChange = (event) => {
  file.value = event.target.files[0]
}
</script>

<template>
  <input type="file" @change="onFileChange" />

  <a :href="url">Open file</a>
</template>
<script setup>
import { useObjectUrl } from '@vueuse/core'
import { shallowRef } from 'vue'

const file = shallowRef()
const url = useObjectUrl(file)

const onFileChange = (event) => {
  file.value = event.target.files[0]
}
</script>

<template>
  <input type="file" @change="onFileChange" />

  <a :href="url">Open file</a>
</template>

Component Usage

This function also provides a renderless component version via the @vueuse/components package. Learn more about the usage.

html
<template>
  <UseObjectUrl v-slot="url" :object="file">
    <a :href="url">Open file</a>
  </UseObjectUrl>
</template>
<template>
  <UseObjectUrl v-slot="url" :object="file">
    <a :href="url">Open file</a>
  </UseObjectUrl>
</template>

Type Declarations

typescript
/**
 * Reactive URL representing an object.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/useObjectUrl
 * @param object
 */
export declare function useObjectUrl(
  object: MaybeRef<Blob | MediaSource | undefined>
): Readonly<Ref<string | undefined>>
/**
 * Reactive URL representing an object.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/useObjectUrl
 * @param object
 */
export declare function useObjectUrl(
  object: MaybeRef<Blob | MediaSource | undefined>
): Readonly<Ref<string | undefined>>

Source

SourceDemoDocs

Contributors

BaboonKing
Michael Hüneburg

Changelog

v8.9.0 on 7/6/2022
6ccd0 - feat: new function (#1763)

Released under the MIT License.