enctype attribute | enctype property
Sets or retrieves the encoding type for the form.
Syntax
| HTML | <element enctype="p" ... > |
|---|---|
| JavaScript | |
Property values
Type: String
the format of the data being submitted by the form.
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
-
Default. Input control names and values are URL encoded. The name is separated from the value by '=' and name/value pairs are separated from each other by '&'.
multipart/form-data
-
Used for submitting forms that contain files, non-ASCII data, and binary data.
text/plain
-
Obsolete. No encoding, for browser compatibility only.
Remarks
The ENCTYPE attribute of the form specifies how the HTTP request should be encoded. All GET requests are submitted as application/x-www-form-urlencoded. The value of multipart/form-data is required (with a POST request) to submit a file to the server. The value of text/plain forces the request to be POST.
See also
Build date: 11/28/2012
