jQuery trigger file input

Question

Am trying to trigger an upload box (browse button) using jQuery.
The method I have tried now is:

$(\'#fileinput\').trigger(\'click\');   

Answer 1

You can click the input file from your JQuery while keeping it hidden fully.

I am using this:

< input type="file" name="article_input_file" id="article_input_file" accept=".xlsx,.xls" style="display: none" >

$("#article_input_file").click();

this works from within any standard script tag in your HTML page.