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useObjectUrl ​

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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 ​

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

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

function 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.

vue
<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: MaybeRefOrGetter<Blob | MediaSource | null | undefined>,
): Readonly<Ref<string | undefined, string | undefined>>

Source ​

Source • Demo • Docs

Contributors ​

Anthony Fu
Anthony Fu
Andrew Ferreira
vaakian X
BaboonKing
Michael Hüneburg

Changelog ​

v12.0.0-beta.1 on 11/21/2024
0a9ed - feat!: drop Vue 2 support, optimize bundles and clean up (#4349)
v10.3.0 on 7/30/2023
d3f7e - fix: improve parameter type (#3239)
v9.11.0 on 1/17/2023
d5321 - fix(components): mark defineComponent as pure (#2623)

Released under the MIT License.