fileUpload | NN 3 IE 4 DOM 1
The fileUpload object is a form control generated with an INPUT element whose TYPE attribute is set to "file". The "fileUpload" term does not appear in scripts, but it is the way Netscape casually refers to this object.
HTML Equivalent
    <INPUT TYPE="file">
Object Model Reference
NN | [window.]document.formName.elementName [window.]document.forms[i].elements[i]
IE | [window.]document.formName.elementName [window.]document.forms[i].elements[i] [window.]document.all.elementID

accessKey | NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
A single character key that brings focus to the element. The browser and operating system determine whether the user must press a modifier key (e.g., Ctrl, Alt, or Command) with the access key to bring focus to the element. In IE 4/Windows, the Alt key is required, and the key is not case sensitive. Not working in IE 4/Mac.
Example
    document.entryForm.myFileUpload.accessKey = "n"
Value Single alphanumeric (and punctuation) keyboard character.
Default | None.

disabled | NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Whether the element is available for user interaction. When set to true, the element cannot receive focus or be modified by the user. It is also not submitted with the form.
Example
    document.forms[0].myFileUpload.disabled = true
Value Boolean value: true | false.
Default | false

form | NN 3 IE 4 DOM n/a
| Read-only
Returns a reference to the FORM element that contains the current element (if any). This property is most often passed as a parameter for an event handler, using the this keyword to refer to the current form control.
Example
    <INPUT TYPE="file" VALUE="Send File" onClick="doValidate(this.form)">
Value Object reference.
Default | None.

name | NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1
| Read/Write
The identifier associated with the form control. The value of this property is submitted as one-half of the name/value pair when the form is submitted to the server. Names are hidden from user view, since control labels are assigned via other means, depending on the control type. Form control names may also be used by script references to the objects.
Example
    document.orderForm.myCheckbox.name = "Win32"
Value Case-sensitive identifier that follows the rules of identifier naming: it may contain no whitespace, cannot begin with a numeral, and should avoid punctuation except for the underscore character.
Default | None.

size | NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Roughly speaking, the width in characters that the input text box portion of the file input element should be sized to accommodate. In practice, the browser does not always accurately predict the proper width when the font used is a proportional one. See details in the SIZE attribute discussion for the INPUT element in . There is no interaction between the size and maxLength properties for this object. This property is not available for IE 4 on the Macintosh.
Example
    document.forms[0].myFileUpload.size = 20
Value Positive integer.
Default | 20

tabIndex | NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
A number that indicates the sequence of this element within the tabbing order of all focusable elements in the document. Tabbing order follows a strict set of rules. Elements that have values other than zero assigned to their tabIndex properties are first in line when a user starts tabbing in a page. Focus starts with the element with the lowest tabIndex value and proceeds in order to the highest value, regardless of physical location on the page or in the document. If two elements have the same tabIndex values, the element that comes earlier in the document receives focus first. Next come all elements that either don't support the tabIndex property or have the value set to zero. These elements receive focus in the order in which they appear in the document. A value of -1 removes the element from tabbing order altogether. Note that the Macintosh user interface does not provide for giving focus to elements other than text and password INPUT fields.
Example
    document.forms[0].myFileUpload.tabIndex = 6
Value Integer.
Default | None.

type | NN 3 IE 4 DOM 1
| Read-only
Returns the type of form control element. The value is returned in all lowercase letters. It may be necessary to cycle through all form elements in search of specific types to do some processing on (e.g., emptying all form controls of type "text" while leaving other controls untouched).
Example
    if (document.forms[0].elements[3].type ==  "text") {
        ...
    }
Value Any of the following constants (as a string): button | checkbox | file | hidden | image | password | radio | reset | select-multiple | select-one | submit | text | textarea.
Default | file

value | NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1
| Read-only
Current value associated with the form control that is submitted with the name/value pair for the element. For a fileUpload object, this value is the URL-encoded full pathname to the local file. This is true even for the Macintosh browser versions, which tend to display only the file's name in the form element display.
Value String.
Default | None.

blur( ) | NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a
Removes focus from the current element and fires an onBlur event (in IE). No other element necessarily receives focus as a result.
Returned Value None.
Parameters None.

focus( ) | NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a
Gives focus to the current element and fires the onFocus event (in IE). If another element had focus at the time, it receives an onBlur event.
Returned Value None.
Parameters None.

handleEvent( ) | NN 4 IE n/a DOM n/a
handleEvent(event) Instructs the object to accept and process the event whose specifications are passed as the parameter to the method. The object must have an event handler for the event type to process the event.
Returned Value None.
Parameters
event | A Navigator 4 event object.

select( ) | NN 3 IE 4 DOM n/a
Selects all the text displayed in the form element.
Returned Value None.
Parameters None.