onBeforeFileAdd

fires before the user adds a file to the upload queue

void onBeforeFileAdd(object file);

file

object

an object with file details

Example

myVault.attachEvent("onBeforeFileAdd", function(file){  
    // file is an object with details
    {
        id:                 123,         // number, internal file ID
        name:               "fname.ext", // string, filename detected by browser
        lastModifiedDate:   Date,        // date object if retrieved (1)
        size:               132500,      // number, file size in bytes
        uploaded:           true,        // boolean, true/false
        error:              false        // boolean, error while uploading (if any)
    }    
    // your code here, for example
    if (file.size > 1234567) return false;    
    return true;   
});

Details

This API page is for Vault v2.5. Please go to docs.dhtmlx.com/vault/ to see API reference for the current version of dhtmlxVault.

cancelable, return false to cancel the 'add' operation
this event can be used to filter files by the extension
size in html4 mode is available only after the file has been uploaded
serverName is available only after the file has been uploaded
⁽¹⁾ works in html4/html5/flash modes, Chrome/Opera/Safari/FF/IE11/IE10