The JavaScript File WebAPI file.name property returns only the name of the file without the path.
Following is the code for the File WebApi File.name property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Document</title>
<style>
body {
font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
}
.result {
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: 500;
color: red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>JavaScript file.name property</h1>
<div class="result"></div>
<input type="file" class="fileInput" />
<h3>Upload a file using the above input type to get its file name</h3>
<script>
let resultEle = document.querySelector(".result");
document
.querySelector(".fileInput")
.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
resultEle.innerHTML += "File name = " + event.target.files[0].name;
});
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
On clicking the ‘Choose file’ button and selecting a file −
