files/en-us/web/api/file/name/index.md
{{APIRef("File API")}}{{AvailableInWorkers}}
The name read-only property of the {{domxref("File")}} interface returns the name of the file represented by a {{domxref("File")}} object. For security
reasons, the path is excluded from this property.
A string, containing the name of the file without path, such as "My Resume.rtf".
<input type="file" id="file-picker" multiple />
<div>
<p>List of selected files:</p>
<ul id="output"></ul>
</div>
const output = document.getElementById("output");
const filePicker = document.getElementById("file-picker");
filePicker.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
const files = event.target.files;
output.textContent = "";
for (const file of files) {
const li = document.createElement("li");
li.textContent = file.name;
output.appendChild(li);
}
});
{{EmbedLiveSample('Examples')}}
{{Specifications}}
{{Compat}}