JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type="file" id="fileUpload"/>
JavaScript
document.getElementById("fileUpload").onchange = function() {
var fileName = this.value;
var fileExtension = fileName.substr(fileName.length - 4);
console.log(fileExtension)
if (fileExtension != ".xls") {
alert("That ain't no .xls file!");
}
}