input formenctype Attribute - HTML CSS HTML Tag

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Description

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.

The formenctype attribute is used with type="submit" and type="image".

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/plainSpaces are converted to "+" symbols, but no special characters are encoded

The following code shows how to Send form-data that is default encoded (the first submit button), and encoded as "multipart/form-data" (the second submit button):

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<form action="/action_page_binary.asp" method="post">
  First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
  <input type="submit" formenctype="multipart/form-data" value="Submit as Multipart/form-data">
</form><!--from   ww w . j a  va  2s .  co m-->

</body>
</html>

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