How to get file name when user select a file via <input type=“file” />?

Question

I\'ve seen similar questions before,which ends up with no solution,because of security reasons.

But today I see hostmonster has successfully implemented this,when I

Answer 1

You can use the next code:

JS

    function showname () {
      var name = document.getElementById('fileInput'); 
      alert('Selected file: ' + name.files.item(0).name);
      alert('Selected file: ' + name.files.item(0).size);
      alert('Selected file: ' + name.files.item(0).type);
    };

HTML