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how can I check if the input file is not empty?

I tried: 

$('#image-file').click(function() { if ( ! $('#image-file').val() ) { alert('Chose a file!'); return false; } });

but it didn't work.

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The click event is fired before the value is been set. Rather check it during change event.

$('#image-file').change(function() { // ... });

Or, better, during submitting of the form, because the change won't be fired when the user selected nothing and the field itself was already empty.

$('#form').submit(function() { // ... });
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