jQuery how to check if uploaded file is an image without checking extensions?

Question

Newbie here. The problem is that I currently have written a method which checks uploaded file size and extension in order to validate it. However, checking extensions is not a s

Answer 1

Here is a quick tip if you just want to know if the file is an image:

var file = this.files[0];
var fileType = file["type"];

if (fileType.search('image') >= 0) {
  ...
}