$(function() {
function openFileDialog() {
button.fadeTo(0,1).find(input)[0].click();
dialog.hide();
}
function closeDialog() {
dialog.hide();
button.fadeTo(0,1);
}
var input = $("input[type=file]")
, button = $("#button").on("click", function(e) {
e.stopPropagation();
this.firstElementChild.click()
})
, options = $("<button>", {
css: {
position: "relative",
top: "36vh",
left: "12vw",
fontSize: "3.6em"
}
})
, dialog = $("<div>", {
id: "dialog",
css: {
position: "absolute",
zIndex: 2,
opacity: 0.25,
background: "dodgerblue",
width: window.innerWidth - 30,
height: window.innerHeight
}
})
.append(
options
.clone(false)
.on("click", openFileDialog)
.html("Open File")
, options
.clone(false)
.on("click", closeDialog)
.html("Close")
)
.prependTo("body");
});
input {
width: 0;
opacity: 0;
}
#button {
position: relative;
font-size: 32px;
width: 150px;
left: 32vw;
opacity: 0;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<form id="test_form">
<div id="test1">
<button id="button">Upload
<input type="file" id="test">
</button>
</div>
</form>