File.webkitRelativePath

Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The File.webkitRelativePath is a read-only property that contains a USVString which specifies the file's path relative to the directory selected by the user in an <input> element with its webkitdirectory attribute set.

Syntax

relativePath = File.webkitRelativePath

Value

A USVString containing the path of the file relative to the ancestor directory the user selected.

Example

In this example, a directory picker is presented which lets the user choose one or more directories. When the change event occurs, a list of all files contained within the selected directory hierarchies is generated and displayed.

HTML content

<input type="file" id="filepicker" name="fileList" webkitdirectory multiple />
<ul id="listing"></ul>

JavaScript content

document.getElementById("filepicker").addEventListener("change", function(event) {
  let output = document.getElementById("listing");
  let files = event.target.files;

  for (let i=0; i<files.length; i++) {
    let item = document.createElement("li");
    item.innerHTML = files[i].webkitRelativePath;
    output.appendChild(item);
  };
}, false);

Result

Specifications

This API has no official W3C or WHATWG specification.

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
webkitRelativePath
13
13
49
No
No
11.1
≤37
18
49
No
11.3
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File/webkitRelativePath