JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by baximilian
HTML
<input id="theID" type="file" multiple="true"/>
<button id="test" >test</button>
JavaScript
var filesCounter = 0;
$("#theId").on('change', function()
{
filesCounter = filesCounter + document.getElementById("theID").files.length;
});
$("#test").on('click', function()
{
alert(filesCounter);
});