Preview images before upload

Question

I have a page with four images for the user to select. I want the user to be able to preview each image on the site before upload.

The JavaScript code below works fo

Answer 1

function previewImages() {

  var preview = document.querySelector('#preview');
  
  if (this.files) {
    [].forEach.call(this.files, readAndPreview);
  }

  function readAndPreview(file) {

    // Make sure `file.name` matches our extensions criteria
    if (!/\.(jpe?g|png|gif)$/i.test(file.name)) {
      return alert(file.name + " is not an image");
    } // else...
    
    var reader = new FileReader();
    
    reader.addEventListener("load", function() {
      var image = new Image();
      image.height = 100;
      image.title  = file.name;
      image.src    = this.result;
      preview.appendChild(image);
    });
    
    reader.readAsDataURL(file);
    
  }

}

document.querySelector('#file-input').addEventListener("change", previewImages);