How to accept only pdf file in react js?

September 03, 2024

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To accept only pdf file in react js, you can use accept="application/pdf". It will accept only pdf file in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to accept only pdf file in react js.

Table of contents

Install and create a new React app.
Import react component.
Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component.

import React, { useState } from 'react';

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use accept="application/pdf" to accept only pdf file in react js.

<div>
  <input 
    type="file" 
    accept="application/pdf" 
    onChange={handleFileChange} 
  />
  {file && <p>Selected file: {file.name}</p>}
</div>

Accept only pdf file example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import react and set accept="application/pdf" to accept only pdf file in react js.

App.js

import React, { useState } from 'react';

function FileUploader() {
  const [file, setFile] = useState(null);

  const handleFileChange = (event) => {
    const selectedFile = event.target.files[0];
    setFile(selectedFile);
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <input 
        type="file" 
        accept="application/pdf" 
        onChange={handleFileChange} 
      />
      {file && <p>Selected file: {file.name}</p>}
    </div>
  );
}

export default FileUploader;

In the above code example, I have used the accept="application/pdf" to accept only pdf file in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

All the best 👍