Demo
HTML:
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<input type="file" id="imgInp" />
<img id="blah" src="#" alt="your image" />
</form>
jQuery
function readURL(input) {
if (input.files && input.files[0]) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function (e) {
$('#blah').attr('src', e.target.result);
}
reader.readAsDataURL(input.files[0]);
}
}
$("#imgInp").change(function(){
readURL(this);
});
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