Typescript blob filename without link

Question

How to set file name for blob in typescript? For IE, I can setup file name easily but for Chrome it looks impossible. Basically I need something similar to this solution but

Answer 1

For chrome (and firefox) you need to do a little work around with creating an <a> element and calling click:

downloadFile(data: any): void {
    const blob: Blob = new Blob([data], {type: 'text/csv'});
    const fileName: string = 'my-test.csv';
    const objectUrl: string = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    const a: HTMLAnchorElement = document.createElement('a') as HTMLAnchorElement;

    a.href = objectUrl;
    a.download = fileName;
    document.body.appendChild(a);
    a.click();        

    document.body.removeChild(a);
    URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl);
}

Answer 2

Here is the download method working on IE, chrome and firefox:

  downloadCsvFile(data, fileName) {
    const csvName = fileName +  '.csv';
    const blob = new Blob([data], {type: 'text/csv'});
    if (window.navigator && window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob) { // IE
      window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(blob, csvName);
      window.navigator.msSaveOrOpenBlob(blob, csvName);
    } else { //Chrome & Firefox
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
      a.href = url;
      a.download = csvName;
      a.click();
      window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
      a.remove();
    }
  }