I am struggling with bootstrap 4 file browser. If I use custom-file-control I will see Choose file value all the time. https://v4-alpha.getbootstrap.com/components/forms/#file-browser
I would like to change the value of choose file after the file has been chosen. This value is actually hidden in css .custom-file-control:lang(en)::after
and I do not know how to access and change it in javascript. I can get the value of chosen file like this:
document.getElementById("exampleInputFile").value.split("\\").pop();
not I need to change
.custom-file-control:lang(en)::after {
content: "Choose file...";
}
somehow
Updated 2016
Bootstrap 4.4
Displaying the selected filename can also be done with plain JavaScript. Here's an example that assumes the standard custom-file-input with label that is the next sibling element to the input...
document.querySelector('.custom-file-input').addEventListener('change',function(e){
var fileName = document.getElementById("myInput").files[0].name;
var nextSibling = e.target.nextElementSibling
nextSibling.innerText = fileName
})
https://codeply.com/p/LtpNZllird
Bootstrap 4.1+
Now in Bootstrap 4.1 the "Choose file..." placeholder text is set in the custom-file-label
:
<div class="custom-file" id="customFile" lang="es">
<input type="file" class="custom-file-input" id="exampleInputFile" aria-describedby="fileHelp">
<label class="custom-file-label" for="exampleInputFile">
Select file...
</label>
</div>
Changing the "Browse" button text requires a little extra CSS or SASS. Also notice how language translation works using the lang=""
attribute.
.custom-file-input ~ .custom-file-label::after {
content: "Button Text";
}
https://codeply.com/go/gnVCj66Efp (CSS)
https://codeply.com/go/2Mo9OrokBQ (SASS)
Another Bootstrap 4.1 Option
Alternatively you can use this custom file input plugin
https://www.codeply.com/go/uGJOpHUd8L/file-input
Bootstrap 4 Alpha 6 (Original Answer)
I think there are 2 separate issues here..
<label class="custom-file" id="customFile">
<input type="file" class="custom-file-input">
<span class="custom-file-control form-control-file"></span>
</label>
1 - How the change the initial placeholder and button text
In Bootstrap 4, the initial placeholder value is set on the custom-file-control
with a CSS pseudo ::after
element based on the HTML language. The initial file button (which isn't really a button but looks like one) is set with a CSS pseudo ::before
element. These values can be overridden with CSS..
#customFile .custom-file-control:lang(en)::after {
content: "Select file...";
}
#customFile .custom-file-control:lang(en)::before {
content: "Click me";
}
2 - How to get the selected filename value, and update the input to show the value.
Once a file is selected, the value can be obtained using JavaScript/jQuery.
$('.custom-file-input').on('change',function(){
var fileName = $(this).val();
})
However, since the placeholder text for the input is a pseudo element, there's no easy way to manipulate this with Js/jQuery. You can however, have a another CSS class that hides the pseudo content once the file is selected...
.custom-file-control.selected:lang(en)::after {
content: "" !important;
}
Use jQuery to toggle the .selected
class on the .custom-file-control
once the file is selected. This will hide the initial placeholder value. Then put the filename value in the .form-control-file
span...
$('.custom-file-input').on('change',function(){
var fileName = $(this).val();
$(this).next('.form-control-file').addClass("selected").html(fileName);
})
You can then handle the file upload or re-selection as needed.