how to download file in react js

Question

I receive file url as response from api. when user clicks on download button, the file should be downloaded without opening file preview in a new tab. How to achieve this in

Answer 1

You can use FileSaver.js to achieve this goal:

const saveFile = () => {
fileSaver.saveAs(
  process.env.REACT_APP_CLIENT_URL + "/resources/cv.pdf",
  "MyCV.pdf"
);

};

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