Value
A number indicating the number of files in the list.
Examples
Printing the number of files selected
In this example, we use length to find the number of items in the FileList.
HTML
html
<input type="file" multiple />
<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;
output.textContent = `You've selected: ${fileList.length} file(s)`;
});
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| File API # dfn-length |