5.15.0

jQuery Plugin Wrapper

While Fine Uploader provides wrapper code that integrates with jQuery while still allowing the integrator to choose between Core and UI modes, there is no common benefit to using jQuery in the context of Fine Uploader. However, if you prefer to use the jQuery wrapper, this page will serve as a guide, explaining the syntax differences between the jQuery wrapper and the core library (sans jQuery).

Note

You must include jQuery and the jQuery wrapped version of Fine Uploader on your page if you wish to use jQuery-wrapped Fine Uploader.

The Fine Uploader jQuery wrapper has a couple of syntactical differences compared to the the unwrapped library. Also, some of the options are defined differently. Note that all conventions commonly associated with jQuery plug-ins are followed faithfully here, so if you have worked with jQuery plug-ins before, this should all be quite intuitive.

Working With HTML elements

When using the Fine Uploader jQuery plugin there is no need to specify the element option. Instead, using the jQuery plugin syntax, you simply provide the element (or elements) you would like to associate with your Fine Uploader instance, like so:

// This will instantiate an instance of Fine Uploader on the page element
// that has an `id` of "fine-uploader".
$("#fine-uploader").fineUploader({
    /* options go here */
});

Fine Uploader's jQuery wrapper is smart enough to know you are using jQuery and allows you to pass in jQuery objects instead of HTMLElements or Nodes. In fact, the wrapper intercepts these jQuery objects and converts them to HTML Elements for use by the library.

For example, if you specify the button option, the value can be $("#myButton") rather than $("#myButton")[0] or document.getElementById("button").

If the option takes an array of HTMLElements, any item in the array that is a jQuery object will be evaluated and all HTMLElements associated with that jQuery object will be added to the array when it is passed to Fine Uploader. For instance, if you specify a value for extraDropzones which is [$(".myExtraDropzone")], and the element contains three child elements, then the plugin will pass all three elements to Fine Uploader.

$("#fine-uploader").fineUploader({
    /* ... */
    button: $("#button"),
    dragAndDrop: {
        extraDropzones: [$(".dropzones")]
    }
});

Uploader Type

The Fine Uploader jQuery wrapper still provides integrators with a way to specify whether they are using core or UI mode by specifying an uploaderType option on instantiation. When the type is 'basic' then core/basic mode is used, otherwise UI mode is assumed.

$("#fine-uploader").fineUploader({
    uploaderType: 'basic'
});

Callbacks and Events

The biggest syntactical difference between the jQuery and non-jQuery plugin is the callback syntax. All callbacks defined in Fine Uploader are available to jQuery plugin users.

Note:

When using the jQuery plugin, all event function handlers are passed an event parameter as the first argument to your callback function.

$("#fine-uploader").fineUploader({
    request: {
        endpoint: '/upload/endpoint'
    }
}).on('error', function (event, id, name, reason) {
    // do something
}).on('complete', function (event, id, name, responseJSON) {
    // do something
});

You may use traditional callback handler functions with the jQuery plug-in if you wish. If you do contribute traditional callback functions via the callbacks option, you should disregard everything on this page when writing code inside of your callback functions as this will bypass the jQuery plug-in entirely. Also, while it is possible to contribute two callbacks of the same type via a jQuery event handler and a callbacks option, you should be aware that the callbacks function will always be evaluated first, and the return value from the callbacks function will be accepted instead of the return value from the jQuery event handler if the return value of the callbacks function is non-null.

Note:

When passing a jQuery object as the value for an option or API method parameter, all elements represented by the selector will be resolved IFF the expected data type is an array. Otherwise, only the first element matched by the selector will be used. For an example of the latter situation please see case #1375 in the issue tracker.

API Methods

All public API methods are also accessible when using the jQuery plugin, but, as with callbacks, there are a few syntactical differences.

// To call a method on Fine Uploader, refer to it's jQuery object:
var files = $("#fine-uploader").fineUploader('getStoredFiles'):

$("#cancel-button").click(function (event) {
    // Trivial example to check if the 1st file registered with the uploader
    var exists = $("#fine-uploader").fineUploader('doesExist', 0);
});

Endpoint Handlers

The jQuery plugin cares not about what your endpoint is, but if you plan to use the S3 uploader rather than the traditional uploader, ensure that you are using the right plugin name:

// Fine Uploader
$("#fine-uploader").fineUploader({ /* options ... */ });

// Fine Uploader S3
$("#fine-uploader").fineUploaderS3({ /* options ... */ });

// Fine Uploader Azure
$("#fine-uploader").fineUploaderAzure({ /* options ... */ });