The type property represents the TYPE attribute of the HTML tag used to create the upload box.
<html> <head> <title>Using the type property of the FileUpload object</title> </head> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function getType(){ var mytype = document.form1.uploadbox.type; alert("The input box type is: " + mytype); } --> </script> <form name="form1"> <input type="file" name="uploadbox"> <br><br> Click on the button below. <br> <input type="button" value="Get Type" onClick='getType()'> </form> </body> </html>