:file Selector
Categories: jQuery Extensions | Form
jQuery(':file')
Description: Selects all elements of type file.
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jQuery(':file')
version added: 1.0
:file
is equivalent to [type="file"]
. As with other pseudo-class selectors (those that begin with a ":") it is recommended to precede it with a tag name or some other selector; otherwise, the universal selector ("*") is implied. In other words, the bare $(':file')
is equivalent to $('*:file')
, so $('input:file')
should be used instead.
Note:
Because:file
is a jQuery extension and not part of the CSS specification, queries using :file
cannot take advantage of the performance boost provided by the native DOM querySelectorAll()
method. For better performance in modern browsers, use [type="file"]
instead.
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Finds all file inputs.
HTML:
<form> <input type="button" value="Input Button"/> <input type="checkbox" /> <input type="file" /> <input type="hidden" /> <input type="image" /> <input type="password" /> <input type="radio" /> <input type="reset" /> <input type="submit" /> <input type="text" /> <select><option>Option<option/></select> <textarea></textarea> <button>Button</button> </form> <div> </div>
CSS:
textarea { height:45px; }
Code:
var input = $("input:file").css({background:"yellow", border:"3px red solid"}); $("div").text("For this type jQuery found " + input.length + ".") .css("color", "red"); $("form").submit(function () { return false; }); // so it won't submit