Solving this particular task with Angular may not be the best approach. JavaScript offers APIs specifically designed for handling File data, such as the FileReader.readAsArrayBuffer method. You can find more information about it here.
If you're interested, you can also check out this thread on Stack Overflow for insights on obtaining byte arrays from input type file: here.
Just a quick note: "Angular 2" has now evolved into simply "Angular" with the release of version 4 and subsequent updates:
As newer versions like 4 and 5 are rolled out, the name "Angular 2" becomes outdated. It's recommended to refer to it as just "Angular," dropping the version number suffix.
For more information on this change, you can visit the official Angular blog post here.
Unless, of course, you are working with an older version of Angular dating back to the time around the initial release of "Angular 2."