[jQuery] clear file input field

[jQuery] clear file input field


I need to clear a file input field on onclick event
$('#edit-header-image').val('');
but i dosent work for file input type but it works for text fields
also tried normal js type
document.getElementById('edit-header-image').value= '';
but it dosent clear the field in IE but it dose in firefox
i dont know what iam doing wrong , help me with this