Why Jquery Input Function doesnt return complete url?

Question

I am trying to make preview to my uploading Images. I have wrote a function its works fine but it doesnt return the complete url of file which is selected locally.

function imagePreview(pid, input){

$("#"+pid).attr("src", input.value);
$("#"+pid).fadeIn('slow');
}

Html is

<input type="file" class="round sinput" onchange="imagePreview('img1', this);" name="f_pic" id="f_pic" />

this function loads image.jpg not c:\website\image.jpg (complete path which is required to display image)

thank you

It can be a security feature of the browser. Have you tried any other browser? — Ricardo Souza
– Ricardo Souza, Commented May 3, 2012 at 16:18
possible duplicate of is it possible to preview local images before uploading them via a form? — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented May 3, 2012 at 16:19
It doesn't return a URL because it contains a file (and some meta data about the file), not a URL. — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented May 3, 2012 at 16:19

Pavel Strakhov · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-03 16:19:09Z

5

You can't know absolute path to local file selected by user. It's forbidden for security reasons.

answered May 3, 2012 at 16:19

Pavel Strakhov

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