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

What I want to do is to check the actual file type

Try accessing files[0].type property . See Using files from web applications

$(":file").on("change", function(e) {

  console.log(this.files[0].type);
  
})