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File Opener

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This plugin will open a file on your device file system with its default application.

GitHub Source Code: https://github.com/pwlin/cordova-plugin-file-opener2


Requires Cordova plugin: 
cordova-plugin-file-opener2


Supported Platforms #

  • Android
  • iOS
  • Windows
  • Windows Phone 8

Usage #

import { FileOpener } from '@awesome-cordova-plugins/file-opener/ngx';

constructor(private fileOpener: FileOpener) { }

...

this.fileOpener.open('path/to/file.pdf', 'application/pdf')
.then(() => console.log('File is opened'))
.catch(e => console.log('Error opening file', e));

this.fileOpener.showOpenWithDialog('path/to/file.pdf', 'application/pdf')
.then(() => console.log('File is opened'))
.catch(e => console.log('Error opening file', e));