file upload preview javascript code example

Example 1: preview image file upload javascript

<input type="file" accept="image/*" onchange="loadFile(event)">
<img id="output"/>
<script>
  var loadFile = function(event) {
    var output = document.getElementById('output');
    output.src = URL.createObjectURL(event.target.files[0]);
    output.onload = function() {
      URL.revokeObjectURL(output.src) // free memory
    }
  };
</script>

Example 2: file upload preview in html

<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'>
function preview_image(event) 
{
 var reader = new FileReader();
 reader.onload = function()
 {
  var output = document.getElementById('output_image');
  output.src = reader.result;
 }
 reader.readAsDataURL(event.target.files[0]);
}
</script>
<style>
body
{
 width:100%;
 margin:0 auto;
 padding:0px;
 font-family:helvetica;
 background-color:#0B3861;
}
#wrapper
{
 text-align:center;
 margin:0 auto;
 padding:0px;
 width:995px;
}
#output_image
{
 max-width:300px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
 <input type="file" accept="image/*" onchange="preview_image(event)">
 <img id="output_image"/>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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