Check out example codes for "open the file upload dialogue box onclick the image". It will help you in understanding the concepts better.
Code Example 1
<input type="file" id="imgupload" style="display:none"/>
<button id="OpenImgUpload">Image Upload</button>
$('#OpenImgUpload').click(function(){ $('#imgupload').trigger('click'); });
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