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    Here is the example to validate the file extension and size before upload. Regular expression has been used to validate the file extension. And to validate file size, we use size property of file input i.e., img.files[0].size. Onclick event of button, validate() function is being called. First, it checks for file extensions (jpg, jpeg, png, etc) and give error message for the files having other extensions. Then, it validates the file size by calculating the file size using img.files[0].size.

    Example:

    <html>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    function Validate()
    {
         var image =document.getElementById("image").value;
         if(image!='')
         {
               var checkimg = image.toLowerCase();
              if (!checkimg.match(/(\.jpg|\.png|\.JPG|\.PNG|\.jpeg|\.JPEG|\.mp4|\.MP4|\.flv|\.FLV|\.mkv|\.MKV)$/)){ // validation of file extension using regular expression before file upload
                  document.getElementById("image").focus();
                  document.getElementById("errorName5").innerHTML="Wrong file selected"; 
                  return false;
               }
    
                var img = document.getElementById("image"); 
                alert(img.files[0].size);
                if(img.files[0].size <  1048576)  // validation according to file size
                {
    
                document.getElementById("errorName5").innerHTML="Image size too short";
                return false;
                 }
                 return true;
          }
    
    }
    </script>
    <body>
    <form action="" method="post"  onSubmit="return Validate()";>
    <input type="file" id="image"/>
    <span id="errorName5" style="color: red;"></span>
    <input type="submit" value="Upload" />
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>
    

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