Internet Explorer does not support the multiple
attribute for <input type="file" />
. However, its not only IE that lacks this support... also certain mobile browsers do not support the multiple
attribute. So simply detecting that the browser is IE is not the ideal solution.
So how would I detect if the multiple
attribute is supported for for <input type="file" />
with JavaScript?
UPDATE
It seems like Modernizr has support for new HTML5 input element attributes:
http://modernizr.com/docs/#input
The accepted solution seems to work, however, since I'm already using Modernizr, my solution is the following:
/**
* Determines if the given attribute is supported for <input /> elements.
*
* @param attribute - the attribute to test for (ex. "multiple")
*/
function isInputAttributeSupported(attribute) {
return (Modernizr.input[attribute]) ? true : false;
};
You can try checking for the existence of the corresponding property:
Example: http://jsfiddle.net/sbZvS/