In this article I will explain with an example, how to display images after upload using AJAX Control Toolkit AsyncFileUpload control without page refresh or PostBack in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net.
Note: For more details on, how to use ASP.Net AJAX Control Toolkit AsyncFileUpload Control please refer my article Using ASP.Net AJAX Control Toolkits AsyncFileUpload Control
 
 
Using the ASP.Net AJAX Control Toolkit
First you have to download and install the AJAX Control Toolkit DLL. For more details, refer my article Install AJAX Control Toolkit in Visual Studio ToolBox.
 
 
Registering ASP.Net AJAX Control Toolkit
In order to use ASP.Net AJAX Control Toolkit controls, you will need to add reference of AJAX Control Toolkit Library and then register on the Page as shown below.
<%@ Register Assembly="AjaxControlToolkit" Namespace="AjaxControlToolkit" TagPrefix="cc1" %>
 
 
HTML Markup
The following HTML Markup consists of:
ScriptManager – For enabling AJAX.
AsyncFileUpload – For uploading image file.
Events
OnClientUploadComplete – For triggering the JavaScript uploadComplete function. It used when the file is successfully uploaded.
OnClientUploadStarted – For triggering the JavaScript uploadStarted function. It displays the image after each time a new file is uploaded.
OnUploadedComplete – For triggering the Server Side FileUploadComplete event. It stores the uploaded file in specified location.
 
Image – For displaying Loader (Animated) image.
img – For displaying uploaded image preview.
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server"></asp:ScriptManager>
<cc1:AsyncFileUpload ID="AsyncFileUpload1" runat="server" Width="400px" UploaderStyle="Modern"
    OnClientUploadComplete="uploadComplete"CompleteBackColor="White" UploadingBackColor="#CCFFFF"
    ThrobberID="imgLoader" OnUploadedComplete="FileUploadComplete" OnClientUploadStarted="uploadStarted" />
<asp:Image ID="imgLoader" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/images/loader.gif" /><br />
<br />
<img id="imgDisplay" src="" alt="" style="display: none" />
 
 
Displaying images after upload without page refresh or postback
uploadStarted
Inside the uploadStarted JavaScript function, the HTML image element is referenced and made hidden when a new file is selected.
uploadComplete
Inside the uploadComplete JavaScript function, the uploaded image is referenced and image location is stored.
Then, the img.onload function is called and CSS is set.
Finally, the name of uploaded file is referenced using get_filename method of the ASP.Net AJAX Control Toolkit AsyncFileUpload Control along with folder path of the uploaded file is set to the image SRC attribute.
<script type="text/javascript">
    function uploadStarted() {
        $get("imgDisplay").style.display = "none";
    }
    function uploadComplete(sender, args) {
        var imgDisplay = $get("imgDisplay");
        imgDisplay.src = "images/loader.gif";
        imgDisplay.style.cssText = "";
        var img = new Image();
        img.onload = function () {
            imgDisplay.style.cssText = "height:100px;width:100px";
            imgDisplay.src = img.src;
        };
        img.src = "<%=ResolveUrl(UploadFolderPath) %>" + args.get_fileName();
    }
</script>
 
 
Namespaces
You will need to import the following namespace.
C#
using System.IO;
 
VB.Net
Imports System.IO
 
 
Uploading file to Folder (Directory)
First, a string variable is created with the location of the Folder (Directory) where the images will be saved.
Inside the FileUploadComplete event handler, the name of the file is referenced using GetFileName method of Path class.
Finally, the file is saved in the Folder (Directory) using SaveAs method of AJAX Control Toolkit AsyncFileUpload.
C#
protected string UploadFolderPath = "~/Uploads/";
protected void FileUploadComplete(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string filename = Path.GetFileName(AsyncFileUpload1.FileName);
    AsyncFileUpload1.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(this.UploadFolderPath) + filename);   
}
 
VB.Net
Protected UploadFolderPath As String = "~/Uploads/"
Protected Sub FileUploadComplete(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim filename As String = Path.GetFileName(AsyncFileUpload1.FileName)
    AsyncFileUpload1.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(Me.UploadFolderPath) & filename)
End Sub
 
 
Screenshot
Display image after upload without page refresh or postback using ASP.Net AsyncFileUpload Control
 
 
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