How to use jQuery to get the current value of a file input field

Question

From what I've ready you should be able to use the 'value' property of a file input field to get the currently set path of that field. But when I do this:

 $('#fileinput').value()

I get 'undefined'. The ID of the field is set to "fileinput" I'm sure. Does anyone have any thoughts on why this might not be working for me?

And by the way, this works:

var d = document.getElementById('AttachmentFile');
alert(d.value);

So I guess this has something to do with the way jQuery works that I don't fully understand.

Thanks!

Answer 1

You need to use val rather than value.

$("#fileinput").val();

Answer 2

I don't think there is any real legitimate way to access this via the DOM. It would be a security risk that browsers have of late locked down on to prevent drive-by uploads.

Answer 3

I think it should be

 $('#fileinput').val();

Answer 4

its not .val() if you want to get file /home/user/default.png it will get with .val() just default.png

Answer 5

Could you also do

$(input[type=file]).val()