Can't get value of input type=“file”?

Question

I have a

When I\'m using: alert($(\"#uploadPicture\").val());

It ale

Answer 1

You can get it by using document.getElementById();

var fileVal=document.getElementById("some Id");
alert(fileVal.value);

will give the value of file,but it gives with fakepath as follows

c:\fakepath\filename

Answer 2

You can read it, but you can't set it. value="123" will be ignored, so it won't have a value until you click on it and pick a file.

Even then, the value will likely be mangled with something like c:\fakepath\ to keep the details of the user's filesystem private.