How to reset ReactJS file input

I have file upload input:

<input onChange={this.getFile} id="fileUpload" type="file" className="upload"/>

And I handle upload this way:

getFile(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    let reader = new FileReader();
    let file = e.target.files[0];
    reader.onloadend = (theFile) => {
        var data = {
            blob: theFile.target.result, name: file.name,
            visitorId:  this.props.socketio.visitorId
        };
        console.log(this.props.socketio);
        this.props.socketio.emit('file-upload', data);
    };
    reader.readAsDataURL(file);
}

If I upload same file twice, then upload event is not fired. How can I fix that? For simple js code it was enough to do the following: this.value = null; in change handler. How can I do it with ReactJS?

I think you can just clear the input value like this :

e.target.value = null;

File input cannot be controlled, there is no React specific way to do that.

Edit For old browsers (<IE11), you can use one of the following techniques.

See http://jsbin.com/zurudemuma/1/edit?js,output (tested on IE10 & 9)

What worked for me was setting a key attribute to the file input, then when I needed to reset it I update the key attribute value:

functionThatResetsTheFileInput() {
  let randomString = Math.random().toString(36);

  this.setState({
    theInputKey: randomString
  });
}

render() {
  return(
    <div>
      <input type="file"
             key={this.state.theInputKey || '' } />
      <button onClick={this.functionThatResetsTheFileInput()} />
    </div>
  )
}

That forces React to render the input again from scratch.