In this article I will explain with an example, how to open (display) PDF File inside jQuery Dialog Modal Popup Window.
The PDF file will be embedded inside jQuery Dialog Modal Popup Window using OBJECT Tag.
Displaying PDF File inside jQuery Dialog Modal Popup Window
The HTML Markup consists of an HTML Button and an HTML DIV element.
The very first thing is to inherit the jQuery and jQuery UI JavaScript and CSS files. A jQuery click event handler has been assigned to the Button.
When the Button is clicked the jQuery UI Dialog Modal Popup is shown. Inside the open event handler of jQuery Dialog Modal Popup window, an OBJECT tag is generated using an HTML string variable in which the path of the PDF file to be displayed is set.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.ui/1.8.9/jquery-ui.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<link href="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.ui/1.8.9/themes/blitzer/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
var fileName = "Mudassar_Khan.pdf";
$("#btnShow").click(function () {
$("#dialog").dialog({
modal: true,
title: fileName,
width: 540,
height: 450,
buttons: {
Close: function () {
$(this).dialog('close');
}
},
open: function () {
var object = "<object data=\"{FileName}\" type=\"application/pdf\" width=\"500px\" height=\"300px\">";
object += "If you are unable to view file, you can download from <a href = \"{FileName}\">here</a>";
object += " or download <a target = \"_blank\" href = \"http://get.adobe.com/reader/\">Adobe PDF Reader</a> to view the file.";
object += "</object>";
object = object.replace(/{FileName}/g, "Files/" + fileName);
$("#dialog").html(object);
}
});
});
});
</script>
<input id="btnShow" type="button" value="Show PDF" />
<div id="dialog" style="display: none">
</div>
Screenshot
![Open (Display) PDF File inside jQuery Dialog Modal Popup Window]()
Browser Compatibility
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