Trying to get the size of a file when the user uploads file. When user clicks on the browse button to upload file, but instead clicks the cancel button. The filesize type throws an error of undefined.

I tried to use typeof to test condition of filesize is undefined but it does not work. Need help to catch error.

$('#fileupload-image').change(function() {
    $('#select_file').hide();
    $('#upload_image_button').slideDown('fast');
    var filename = $(this).val();

    if(typeof this.files[0].size == 'undefined')
    {
        this.files[0].size = '';
    }
    else 
    {
        var filesize = this.files[0].size;
    }

Trying to get the size of a file when the user uploads file. When user clicks on the browse button to upload file, but instead clicks the cancel button. The filesize type throws an error of undefined.

I tried to use typeof to test condition of filesize is undefined but it does not work. Need help to catch error.

$('#fileupload-image').change(function() {
    $('#select_file').hide();
    $('#upload_image_button').slideDown('fast');
    var filename = $(this).val();

    if(typeof this.files[0].size == 'undefined')
    {
        this.files[0].size = '';
    }
    else 
    {
        var filesize = this.files[0].size;
    }

• javascript
• jquery
• file
• file-upload
• undefined

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Sorted by: Reset to default 3

another possibility:

var filesize = (this.files.length && this.files[0].size) || '';

First of all, I don't think you actually want to be setting this.files[0].size = '';.

Here's one possibility, using a try/catch to forget all about type checking:

var filesize = '';
try {
    filesize = this.files[0].size;
}
catch {}

Use a this.files.length > 0 check instead of checking to see if it is undefined. Also, if you're checking to see if it's undefined you wouldn't want to be using single quotes either.