HTML DOM FileUpload accept Property

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# FileUpload accept Property

Fileupload Object

## Definition and Usage

The accept property sets or returns a comma-separated list of accepted content types.

## Syntax

Set the accept property:

fileuploadObject.accept="content-type,content-type,..."

Return the accept property:

fileuploadObject.accept

## Browser Support

The accept property is supported in all major browsers! However, only Firefox, Opera, and Chrome are filtering out the proper file types when browsing the files.

## Example

Display the accepted content types of the <input type="file"> element:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
var x=document.getElementById("fname").accept;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1">
Select a file to upload:
<input type="file" id="fname" size="50" accept="video/*">
</form>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display accepted file types</button>
</body>
</html>
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Fileupload Object

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