Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input FileUpload form Property

The read only form property returns a reference to the form containing the file upload button.

Browser Support


`form`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

var v = fileuploadObject.form

Return Value

A reference to the form element containing the file upload button. If the file upload button is not in a form, null is returned.

Example

The following code shows how to get the id of the form containing the <input type="file"> element.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
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<form id="myForm">
  Select a file to upload:
  <input type="file" id="myFile">
</form>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myFile").form.id;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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