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Open a document from ArrayBuffer

Opening a document from ArrayBuffer

If your document is already in ArrayBuffer format you can convert the ArrayBuffer object to a Blob and then pass resulting Blob directly to loadDocument function.

1WebViewer(...)
2  .then(instance => {
3
4    // `arrayBuffer` is your buffer data which can come
5    // from sources such as a server or the filesystem
6    instance.UI.loadDocument(arrayBuffer, {
7    // You need to specify either the file name of extension so
8    // that WebViewer knows how to interpret the data
9    filename: 'myfile.docx'
10    
11    // You can also change the InitialMode with WebViewer 11
12    // initialMode: WebViewer.Modes.DOCX_EDITOR,
13    });
14
15    const { documentViewer } = instance.Core;
16    documentViewer.addEventListener('documentLoaded', () => {
17      // perform document operations
18    });
19  });

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If you are loading from an array buffer, please ensure the extension or filename options are set while loading.

Loading Options

WebViewer provides various options to load a document. Whether you are loading a document through the initialDoc option in the constructor or calling loadDocument after mounting, you can always provide options to load your document.

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