[javascript] Allow only pdf, doc, docx format for file upload?

I am triggering a file upload on href click.
I am trying to block all extension except doc, docx and pdf.
I am not getting the correct alert value.

<div class="cv"> Would you like to attach you CV? <a href="" id="resume_link">Click here</a></div>
    <input type="file" id="resume" style="visibility: hidden">

Javascript:

        var myfile="";
        $('#resume_link').click(function() {
            $('#resume').trigger('click');
            myfile=$('#resume').val();
            var ext = myfile.split('.').pop();
            //var extension = myfile.substr( (myfile.lastIndexOf('.') +1) );

            if(ext=="pdf" || ext=="docx" || ext=="doc"){
                alert(ext);
            }
            else{
                alert(ext);
            }
         })

MyFiddle..its showing error

var file = form.getForm().findField("file").getValue();
var fileLen = file.length;
var lastValue = file.substring(fileLen - 3, fileLen);
if (lastValue == 'doc') {//check same for other file format}

For only acept files with extension doc and docx in the explorer window try this

    <input type="file" id="docpicker"
  accept=".doc,.docx,application/msword,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document">

You can simply make it by REGEX:

Form:

<form method="post" action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <div class="uploadExtensionError" style="display: none">Only PDF allowed!</div>
    <input type="file" name="item_file" />
    <input type="submit" id='submit' value="submit"/>
</form>

And java script validation:

<script>
    $('#submit').click(function(event) {
        var val = $('input[type=file]').val().toLowerCase();
        var regex = new RegExp("(.*?)\.(pdf|docx|doc)$");
        if(!(regex.test(val))) {
            $('.uploadExtensionError').show();
            event.preventDefault();
        }
    });
</script>

Cheers!

Try this

 $('#resume_link').click(function() {
        var ext = $('#resume').val().split(".").pop().toLowerCase();
        if($.inArray(ext, ["doc","pdf",'docx']) == -1) {
            // false
        }else{
            // true
        }
    });

Hope it will help

You can use

<input name="Upload Saved Replay" type="file" 
  accept="application/pdf,application/msword,
  application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"/>

whearat

• application/pdf means .pdf
• application/msword means .doc
• application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document means .docx

instead.

[EDIT] Be warned, .dot might match too.

Below code worked for me:

<input #fileInput type="file" id="avatar" accept="application/pdf,application/msword,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" />

application/pdf means .pdf
application/msword means .doc
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document means .docx