Download a file with AngularJS

Question

I need to provide a link to download a file, the link must be hidden and accessible by any users, Here is my code , there are no errors whatsoever, but I can\'t even get the

Answer 1

I had to achieve the functionality. Also had to make sure that it works for all the major supported browsers. Here's the solution for the same!!!

Happy Coding!!!

Your View/HTML

 Download 

Your Controller

$scope.downloadInvoice = function () {
    $http.post(url,requestData, {responseType:'arraybuffer',headers:header
        })
            .success(function (response) {
                var file = new Blob([response], {type: 'application/pdf'});

                var isChrome = !!window.chrome && !!window.chrome.webstore;
                var isIE = /*@cc_on!@*/false || !!document.documentMode;
                var isEdge = !isIE && !!window.StyleMedia;


                if (isChrome){
                    var url = window.URL || window.webkitURL;

                    var downloadLink = angular.element('');
                    downloadLink.attr('href',url.createObjectURL(file));
                    downloadLink.attr('target','_self');
                    downloadLink.attr('download', 'invoice.pdf');
                    downloadLink[0].click();
                }
                else if(isEdge || isIE){
                    window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(file,'invoice.pdf');

                }
                else {
                    var fileURL = URL.createObjectURL(file);
                    window.open(fileURL);
                }

            })
};