HTML <input> formenctype Attribute
Example
Send form-data that is default encoded (the first submit button), and encoded as "multipart/form-data" (the second submit button):
<form action="/action_page_binary.asp" method="post">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname"
name="fname"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="submit" formenctype="multipart/form-data" value="Submit as
Multipart/form-data">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The formenctype attribute specifies how the form-data should be encoded when submitting it to the server (only for forms with method="post")
The formenctype attribute overrides the enctype attribute of the <form> element.
Note: The formenctype attribute is used with type="submit" and type="image".
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
Attribute | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
formenctype | Yes | 10.0 | Yes | 5.1 | 10.6 |
Syntax
<input formenctype="value">
Attribute Values
Value | Description |
---|---|
application/x-www-form-urlencoded | Default. All characters are encoded before sent (spaces are converted to "+" symbols, and special characters are converted to ASCII HEX values) |
multipart/form-data | No characters are encoded |
text/plain | Spaces are converted to "+" symbols, but no special characters are encoded |
❮ HTML <input> tag