Chrome File Cancel Fix
JavaScript can't set the file in the File Chooser, but JavaScript Can Clone and Restore Clone as a Work Around.
HTML
<!doctype html><html><head></head><body>
<h2>Fix for Chrome Removing File when 'cancel' clicked</h2>
Upload Image: <input id="imageUpload" type="file" onclick="fileClicked(event)" onchange="fileChanged(event)">
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<label for="videoUpload">Upload Video:</label> <input id="videoUpload" type="file" onclick="fileClicked(event)" onchange="fileChanged(event)">
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<div id="log"></div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
//This is All Just For Logging:
var debug = true;//true: add debug logs when cloning
var evenMoreListeners = true;//demonstrat re-attaching javascript Event Listeners (Inline Event Listeners don't need to be re-attached)
if (evenMoreListeners) {
var allFleChoosers = $("input[type='file']");
addEventListenersTo(allFleChoosers);
function addEventListenersTo(fileChooser) {
fileChooser.change(function (event) { console.log("file( #" + event.target.id + " ) : " + event.target.value.split("\\").pop()) });
fileChooser.click(function (event) { console.log("open( #" + event.target.id + " )") });
}
}
(function () {
var old = console.log;
var logger = document.getElementById('log');
console.log = function () {
for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
if (typeof arguments[i] == 'object') {
logger.innerHTML += (JSON && JSON.stringify ? JSON.stringify(arguments[i], undefined, 2) : arguments[i]) + '<br />';
} else {
logger.innerHTML += arguments[i] + '<br />';
}
}
old.apply(console, arguments);
}
})();
var clone = {};
// FileClicked()
function fileClicked(event) {
var fileElement = event.target;
if (fileElement.value != "") {
if (debug) { console.log("Clone( #" + fileElement.id + " ) : " +...