JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Jonathan Sampson

HTML

<input type="file" name="myFileSelect" />

JavaScript

// Bind to the change event of our file input
$("input[name='myFileSelect']").on("change", function(){

    // Get a reference to the fileList
    var files = !!this.files ? this.files : [];

    // If no files were selected, or no FileReader support, return
    if ( !files.length || !window.FileReader ) return;

    // Only proceed if the selected file is an image
    if ( /^image/.test( files[0].type ) ) {

        // Create a new instance of the FileReader
        var reader = new FileReader();

        // Read the local file as a DataURL
        reader.readAsDataURL( files[0] );

        // When loaded, set image data as background of page
        reader.onloadend = function(){
            
            $("html").css("background-image", "url(" + this.result + ")");
        
        }

    }

});