React hidden input type file onChange not firing

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const passFromPicToUpload = (e) =>{
        hiddenFileInput.current.click();
        console.log("one")
    }

const handleProfilePicUpload = (e) =>{
    console.log("two")

    if(e.target.files[0]){
        setImage(e.target.files[0]);
        
    }
}

 return (
     <div className="profile">
      <div className="imageContainer" >
       <a href="#" onClick={passFromPicToUpload}>
        {
          profile.avatarUrl?<Image src={profile.avatarUrl} className="profile__image"  /> :<Image src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/l60Hf.png" className="profile__image" /> 
        }
       </a>
      </div>   
     <input type="file" ref={hiddenFileInput} onChange={handleProfilePicUpload} style={{display:'none'}} /> 

 </div>
)

So basically the file choosing window is showing but after I choose a pic the "handleProfilePicUpload" is not firing.

Please show us the whole component. Also, why is that 'display: none'? — yovchokalev, Feb 06 '21 at 13:32
Why don't you simply use [label](https://stackoverflow.com/q/686905/2873538)? — Ajeet Shah, Feb 06 '21 at 13:34
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Dennis Vash · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-06T13:51:13.163

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You trying to simulate onChange by click event. Change the listener to onClick:

<input onClick={handleProfilePicUpload} .. />

A cleaner solution would be using a label:

<input type="file" id="file" style="display:none;">
<label for="file">
   <a>Image</a>
</label>

edited Feb 06 '21 at 13:51

answered Feb 06 '21 at 13:45

Dennis Vash

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 06 '21 at 13:46

You can simply use a label:

.hidden {
  display: none;
}

<input type="file" name="file" id="my-file" class="hidden">
<label for="my-file">
   <img src="https://picsum.photos/200/300" width="100" height="100"> 
</label>

It will work exactly as an HTML file input tag works.

So, you can do:


function onFileChange(e) {
  setImage(e.target.files)
}

// ...

<label
  htmlFor="my-file"
  title="Click to choose a file"
>
  <img src="https://picsum.photos/200/300" width="100" height="100">
</label>
<input
  type="file"
  id="my-file"
  className="hidden"
  onChange={onFileChange}
/>

Sehrish Waheed · Answer 3 · 2022-06-01T05:21:25.853

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<input
   type="file"
   accept="image/*"
   name="pic"
   onChange={(e: any) => {}}
   style={{ display: 'none' }}
   ref={fileRef}
/>

If you hide the input through styles onChange does get fired but make sure your component is mounted before your call click through the reference

edited Jun 01 '22 at 05:21

answered May 30 '22 at 07:18

Sehrish Waheed

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Code-only answers are generally considered low-quality answers on Stack Overflow. This answer could be improved with an explanation as to how this solves OP's problem presented in the question. – codewario May 31 '22 at 14:24

React hidden input type file onChange not firing

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