phonegap “new FileTransfer” “is not defined”

Question

I get the following error:

    ReferenceError: FileTransfer is not defined

when i try to create a new instance:

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Answer 1

Please note this plugin doesn't work from the browser, it will throw a “new FileTransfer is not defined” error. Use a real device to test.

Answer 2

Did you add the 'file' or 'file-transfer' plugin?

The Filetransfer plugin is a separate plugin, and you need to add both of them:

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-file-transfer

Otherwise, the 'FileTransfer' is indeed not defined.

Answer 3

Run the following commands in your phonegap project. And it should resolve the issue on your next build.

Access files on device or network (File API):

$ phonegap local plugin add https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugin-file.git
$ phonegap local plugin add https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugin-file-transfer.git

See PhoneGap API Documentation - The Command-line Interface for a list of the plugins.