The item()
method of the FileList
API returns a File
object representing the file at the specified index in the file list.
The item()
method of the FileList
API returns a File
object representing the file at the specified index in the file list.
js
item(index)
index
The zero-based index of the file to retrieve from the list.
A File
object representing the requested file.
In this example, we use item()
to select the first item in the FileList
.
html
<input type="file" /> <div class="output"></div>
js
const fileInput = document.querySelector("input[type=file]"); const output = document.querySelector(".output"); fileInput.addEventListener("change", () => { const fileList = fileInput.files; if (fileList.length > 0) { const file = fileList.item(0); output.textContent = `You selected: ${file.name}`; } });
Specification |
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File API # dfn-item |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
item |
2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | ≤12.1 | 4 | ≤37 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileList/item