HTMLInputElement.webkitEntries

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The read-only webkitEntries property of the HTMLInputElement interface contains an array of file system entries (as objects based on FileSystemEntry) representing files and/or directories selected by the user using an <input> element of type file, but only if that selection was made using drag-and-drop: selecting a file in the dialog will leave the property empty (bug 1326031).

The array can only contain directories if the webkitdirectory property is true. This means the <input> element was configured to let the user choose directories.

This property is called webkitEntries in the specification due to its origins as a Google Chrome-specific API. It's likely to be renamed someday.

Syntax

var entries = HTMLInputElement.webkitEntries;

Value

An array of objects based on FileSystemEntry, each representing one file which is selected in the <input> element. More specifically, files are represented by FileSystemFileEntry objects, and, if they're allowed, directories are represented by FileSystemDirectoryEntry objects.

Example

This example shows how to create a file selection <input> element and process the selected files.

HTML

<input id="files" type="file" multiple>

JavaScript

document.getElementById("files").addEventListener("change", function(event) {
  event.target.webkitEntries.forEach(function(entry) {
    /* do stuff with the entry */
  });
});

Each time a change event occurs, this code iterates over the selected files, obtaining their FileSystemEntry-based objects and acting on them.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
File and Directory Entries API
The definition of 'webkitEntries' in that specification.
Draft Initial specification.

This API has no official W3C or WHATWG specification.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
webkitEntries
Non-standard
Chrome Full support 13Edge Full support ≤18Firefox Full support 50IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 11.1WebView Android Full support ≤37Chrome Android Full support 18Firefox Android Full support 50Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS Full support 11.3Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

See also