I have base64 data of a file coming from API to react and need to read and download this file in it's actual form
PDF , doc , ..
or link the download action to a button
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Amr Mansour
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This is probable duplicate https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50694881/how-to-download-file-in-react-js – Vinicius Katata Apr 18 '21 at 17:10
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not duplicated .. he has a url but in my case only binary data of the file – Amr Mansour Apr 18 '21 at 17:14
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By binary you mean base64? – Vinicius Katata Apr 18 '21 at 17:20
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yes and i want to return it to it's actual form //Note: the extension of the file can be pdf || xls || .docx ... – Amr Mansour Apr 18 '21 at 17:24
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Try this:
<a download="filename.png" href="data:image/png;base64,foo...">Download</a>
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didn't work ,, just downloaded unknown file {the binary file itself} i want to get it back as pdf or whatever it's actual form was – Amr Mansour Apr 18 '21 at 17:38