ColdFusion.FileUpload.clearAllFiles

Description

Before upload or after you cancel upload, you can choose to clear all the files selected for upload. When you do this, the selected files are removed from the Upload view list.

Function syntax

ColdFusion.FileUpload.clearAllFiles(name)

History

ColdFusion 9: Added this function

Parameters

Parameter	Description
name	The value of the name attribute in the cffileupload tag.

Returns

This function does not return a value.

Example

This example includes a button for the ClearAllFiles action. When you click this button, the files selected for upload are removed.

<h3>This is an example of the FileUpload.clearAllFiles function. Add a few files to upload and click Upload. During upload, click the Clear Upload HTML button to clear all the files selected for upload.</h3>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function onClear() {
ColdFusion.FileUpload.clearAllFiles('myupload');
};
</script>
<cffileupload
url="uploadAll.cfm"
progressbar="true"
name="myupload"
addButtonLabel = "Add File"
clearButtonlabel = "Clear it"
width=600
height=400
title = "File Upload"
maxuploadsize="30"
extensionfilter="*.jpg, *.png, *.flv, *.txt"
BGCOLOR="##FFFFFF"
MAXFILESELECT=10
UPLOADBUTTONLABEL="Upload now"/>
<cfform name="form01">
<cfinput type="button" name="clearupload" value="Cancel Upload"
onclick="onClear()">
</cfform>

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