FileList: item() method
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The item() method of the FileList interface returns a File object representing the file at the specified index in the file list.
Syntax
js
item(index)
Parameters
index-
The zero-based index of the file to retrieve from the list.
Return value
A File object representing the requested file.
Examples
Printing the name of a file
In this example, we use item() to select the first item in the FileList.
HTML
html
<input type="file" />
<div class="output"></div>
JavaScript
js
const fileInput = document.querySelector("input[type=file]");
const output = document.querySelector(".output");
fileInput.addEventListener("change", () => {
const fileList = fileInput.files;
if (fileList.length > 0) {
const file = fileList.item(0);
output.textContent = `You selected: ${file.name}`;
}
});