Use jQuery to get the file input's selected filename without the path

Question

I used this:

$(\'input[type=file]\').val()

to get the file name selected, but it returned the full path, as in \"C:\\fakepath\\filename.doc

Answer 1

This alternative seems the most appropriate.

$('input[type="file"]').change(function(e){
        var fileName = e.target.files[0].name;
        alert('The file "' + fileName +  '" has been selected.');
});