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

We can also remove it using match

var fileName = $('input:file').val().match(/[^\\/]*$/)[0];
$('#file-name').val(fileName);