Value

An array of objects based on FileSystemEntry, each representing one file which is selected in the <input> element. More specifically, files are represented by FileSystemFileEntry objects, and, if they're allowed, directories are represented by FileSystemDirectoryEntry objects.

Examples

This example shows how to create a file selection <input> element and process the selected files.

HTML

<input id="files" type="file" multiple />

JavaScript

document.getElementById("files").addEventListener("change", (event) => {
  event.target.webkitEntries.forEach((entry) => {
    /* do stuff with the entry */
  });
});

Each time a change event occurs, this code iterates over the selected files, obtaining their FileSystemEntry-based objects and acting on them.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• File and Directory Entries API
• HTMLInputElement
• FileSystemEntry
• FileSystem