Property 'files' does not exist on type 'EventTarget' error in typescript

Question

I am trying to access the value of the input file from my ionic 2 application but still I\'m facing the issue of property files does not exist on type \'EventTarget\'. As it

Answer 1

I have found that:

<input type="file"  accept="image/*" 
(change)="upload($event)">

and

<ion-input type="file"  accept="image/*" 
(change)="upload($event)"><ion-input>  or (ionChange)

does not handle the event in the same way. Therefore event.target consists of different parameters.

I therefore did not use the ion-input tag, but the normal angular <input> tag with the (change)="upload($event)" trigger.

It worked for me on Ionic 4.