JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input type="file" multiple id="file" onchange="get_file_names();" />
JavaScript
function get_file_names(){
var inp = document.getElementById('file');
for (var i = 0; i < inp.files.length; ++i) {
var name = inp.files.item(i).name;
alert("here is a file name: " + name);
}
}