Property 'files' does not exist on type 'EventTarget' error in typescript

Question

I am trying to access the value of the input file from my ionic 2 application but still I\'m facing the issue of property files does not exist on type \'EventTarget\'. As it

Answer 1

This is more lines, but I think it's the clearest.

const onChange = (event: Event) => {
  const target= event.target as HTMLInputElement;
  const file: File = (target.files as FileList)[0];
  /** do something with the file **/
};