How to convert an image to base64 in JavaScript

Question

I'm trying to write a file upload script for use in a secure corporate intranet and having just a little trouble...

In the following code, I get no errors and all my debugging looks like everything is working, but the end result is always a 'blank' image:

var ctx = document.createElement('canvas');
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function(){
    ctx.drawImage(img,0,0);
}
img.src = $('#UpdateImage:file');

var imgStr = ctx.toDataURL("image/png", "");
document.getElementById("Item_Create_Image_Avatar").src = imgStr;

When I "inspect element" on the 'Item_Create_Image_Avatar' object, the 'src' value looks absolutely perfect:

<img src="data:image/png;base64,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" id="Item_Create_Image_Avatar" style="vertical-align:top">

Why is my image coming in as blank?

I think the problem is with setting the 'src' of the 'img' to a file: img.src = $('#UpdateImage:file'); Then converting that to a 'dataURL' is giving me a base64 string that always shows as blank because it's not using the actual image info... — Nicolai Dutka
– Nicolai Dutka, Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 14:29
possible duplicate of How to convert image into base64 string using javascript — HaNdTriX
– HaNdTriX, Commented Mar 8, 2014 at 22:21
Regarding @HaNdTriX link look at his function he wrote, which seems to work great. Image to Base64 — WASasquatch
– WASasquatch, Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 6:20

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:17:02Z

4

Found This.

Select a File to Load:
<input id="inputFileToLoad" type="file" onchange="loadImageFileAsURL();" />

<div id="imgTest"></div>


<script type='text/javascript'>

function loadImageFileAsURL(){

    var filesSelected = document.getElementById("inputFileToLoad").files;
    if (filesSelected.length > 0){
        var fileToLoad = filesSelected[0];

        var fileReader = new FileReader();

        fileReader.onload = function(fileLoadedEvent) {
            var srcData = fileLoadedEvent.target.result; // <--- data: base64

            var divTest = document.getElementById("imgTest");
            var newImage = document.createElement('img');
            newImage.src = srcData;

            divTest.innerHTML = newImage.outerHTML;

        }

        fileReader.readAsDataURL(fileToLoad);
    }
}

</script>

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Source: How to convert image into base64 string using javascript

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:17

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user1801972 Over a year ago

Edited a line of your code, since it was having issue with var declaration for document.getElementById("imgTest").innerHTML.. Its now working like a charm... :)

devnull69 · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-21 06:14:04Z

0

If you want to get the Data URL of the image after it loaded, you should get the Data URL after it loaded

var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function() {
   ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
   imgStr = canvas.toDataURL("image/png", "");
   document.getElementById("Item_Create_Image_Avatar").src = imgStr;
}
img.src = $('#UpdateImage:file');

EDIT: Included the rest of the code EDIT2: Edited stupid error regarding canvas and its context

edited Apr 21, 2014 at 6:14

answered Oct 28, 2013 at 20:06

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3 Comments

Nicolai Dutka Over a year ago

This doesn't work... Now instead of a blank image, I get nothing at all. The image doesn't change in the slightest bit and inspecting the element reveals the 'src' is not getting updated.

devnull69 Over a year ago

I hope you just replace the .onload part of your original code? The rest of your code should remain unchanged. Answer edited accordingly ...

Le Duc Duy Over a year ago

document.createElement('canvas') will return canvas, not context

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