File input form control is an empty object

[sterichards]

<mat-form-field [appearance]="'outline'">
  <ngx-mat-file-input
    [multiple]="false"
    [accept]="'image/*'"
    [formControl]="this.fileFormControl"
  ><mat-icon ngxMatFileInputIcon>add_a_photo</mat-icon>
  </ngx-mat-file-input>
</mat-form-field>

<pre>{{this.fileFormControl.value|json}}</pre>

This just shows an empty object after a file has been selected

How is it possible to access the binary of the file so I can post the data to an API endpoint?

[jurvi]

Tried this component as well and couldn't figure it out. Seems like completely pointless component.