How can I avoid <input file> deletes values after selecting files?

Question

I\'m working on a web uploader, however, I found something, I do not know if it\'s a problem. This is what I found:

When I choose files with

Answer 1

As workaround you can insert another input after file choose and hide original one.

Answer 2

You can keep track of all FileLists, and loop over each one when sending through ajax: http://jsfiddle.net/46Pk8/. However, keep in mind that you can select (and upload) a file more than once this way. A better method would be to have a visual list, and let the user be able to add/remove files to/from the list.

var files = [];  // this will contain FileLists

$("button:first").on("click", function(e) {
    $("<input>").prop({
        "type": "file",
        "multiple": true
    }).on("change", function(e) {
        files.push(this.files);
    }).trigger("click");
});

$("button:last").on("click", function(e) {
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open("POST", "/echo/html/", true);
    var data = new FormData();
    $.each(files, function() {  // each FileList
        $.each(this, function() {  // each file inside this list
            console.log("appending %s", this.name);
            data.append("files", this);
        });
    });
    xhr.onreadystatechange = function(e) {
        if(xhr.readyState === 4) {
            console.log("done");
        }
    };
    xhr.send(data);
});