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HTML | DOM Input FileUpload Object

Last Updated : 25 Aug, 2022
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The DOM Input FileUpload Object represents the input type of HTML forms i.e “file”. This is used to enable the user side functions of uploading a File onto the website. 

Syntax: 

document.getElementById("ID")

The ‘ID’ will be assigned to the input element. 

Property Values:

  • accept: This property is used to Set or return the value of the accept attribute of the file upload button
  • autofocus: This property is used to set or return whether a file upload button should automatically get focus upon page load
  • defaultValue: This property is used to set or return the default value of the file upload button
  • disabled: This property is used to set or return whether the file upload button is disabled, or not
  • files: This property is used to return a FileList object that represents the file or files selected with the file upload button
  • form: This property is used to returns a reference to the form that contains the file upload button
  • multiple: This property is used to set or return whether a user is allowed to select more than one file in the file upload field
  • name: This property is used to set or return the value of the name attribute of the file upload button
  • required: This property is used to set or return whether a file in the file upload field must be selected before submitting a form
  • type: This property is used to return which type of form element the file upload button is
  • value: This property is used to return the path or the name of the selected file

The example below shows how the FileUpload works. 

Example-1: Uploading File via the FileUpload Object 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
      DOM Input FileUpload Object
  </title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h3 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>
      GeeksforGeeks
  </h1>
    <h3>
      DOM Input FileUpload Object
  </h3>
 
    <input type="file"
           id="myFile">
    <p id="submit_text">
  </p>
 
    <p>
      Click the "Upload" button
      to disable the file upload button.
  </p>
 
    <button onclick="myFunction()">
      Upload
  </button>
 
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
           
            var x = document.getElementById("myFile");
            x.disabled = true;
           
            var y = document.getElementById(
              "submit_text").innerHTML =
                "Thank you For Submitting";
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 

Before:

  

After:

  

Example-2: Create <input> element type=file. 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        DOM Input FileUpload Object
    </title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h3 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
 
    <h1>
      GeeksforGeeks
  </h1>
    <h3>
      DOM Input FileUpload Object
  </h3>
 
    <button onclick="myFunction()">
      Create
  </button>
    <br>
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
           
            var x =
                document.createElement("INPUT");
            x.setAttribute("type", "file");
            document.body.appendChild(x);
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 

Before:

  

After:

  

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 1
  • Edge 12
  • Mozilla Firefox 1
  • Opera 11
  • Safari 1


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