HTML DOM FileUpload Object

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# HTML DOM FileUpload Object

## FileUpload Object

For each instance of an <input type="file"> tag in an HTML form, a FileUpload object is created.

You can access a FileUpload object by searching through the elements[] array of the form, or by using document.getElementById().

IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard).

### FileUpload Object Properties

Property | Description | IE | F | O | W3C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
accept | Sets or returns a comma-separated list of MIME types that indicates the MIME type of the file transfer |  |  |  | Yes
accessKey | Sets or returns the keyboard key to access the FileUpload object | 4 |  |  | Yes
alt | Sets or returns an alternate text to display if the browser does not support <input type="file"> |  |  |  | Yes
defaultValue | Sets or returns the initial value of the FileUpload object | 4 | 1 |  | Yes
disabled | Sets or returns whether or not the FileUpload object should be disabled | 4 |  |  | Yes
form | Returns a reference to the form that contains the FileUpload object | 4 | 1 |  | Yes
id | Sets or returns the id of the FileUpload object | 4 | 1 |  | Yes
name | Sets or returns the name of the FileUpload object | 4 | 1 |  | Yes
tabIndex | Sets or returns the index that defines the tab order for the FileUpload object | 4 |  |  | Yes
type | Returns the type of the form element. For a FileUpload object it will be "file" | 4 | 1 |  | Yes
value | Returns the file name of the FileUpload object after the text is set by user input | 4 | 1 |  | Yes

### Standard Properties

Property | Description | IE | F | O | W3C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
className | Sets or returns the class attribute of an element | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
dir | Sets or returns the direction of text | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
lang | Sets or returns the language code for an element | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
title | Sets or returns an element's advisory title | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes

### FileUpload Object Methods

Method | Description | IE | F | O | W3C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
blur() | Removes focus from the FileUpload object | 4 | 1 |  | Yes
focus() | Gives focus to the FileUpload object | 4 | 1 |  | Yes
select() | Selects the FileUpload object | 4 |  |  | Yes

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