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Change file_field_tag appearance to button appearance


I am working on a Rails project and I want to use file_field_tag but I'd like it looks like a button.

I have this:

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with this code:

= file_field_tag 'attachment'

I want something like this:

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and I attempted this:

= file_field_tag 'attachment', class: 'btn btn-large btn-warning'

but I got this:

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How can I change the file_field_tag's appearance in order to achieve it looks like a button?


Solution

  • HTML:

    <span class="btn btn-large btn-warning btn-file">
        Choose File
        <%= file_field_tag :attachment %>
    </span>
    

    CSS:

    .btn-file {
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
    }
    
    .btn-file input[type=file] {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        right: 0;
        min-width: 100%;
        min-height: 100%;
        font-size: 100px;
        text-align: right;
        filter: alpha(opacity=0);
        opacity: 0;
        outline: none;
        background: white;
        cursor: inherit;
        display: block;
    }