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Button formEnctype Property

❮ Button Object

Example

Return how form-data should be encoded before sending it to a server:

var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").formEnctype;
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Definition and Usage

The formEnctype property sets or returns the value of the formenctype attribute of a button.

The formenctype attribute specifies how form-data should be encoded before sending it to a server. This attribute overrides the form's enctype attribute.

The formenctype attribute is only used for buttons with type="submit".

Note: The formenctype attribute is new for the <button> element in HTML5.


Browser Support

Property
formEnctype Yes 10.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the formEnctype property:

buttonObject.formEnctype

Set the formEnctype property:

buttonObject.formEnctype = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded,multipart/form-data,text/plain"

Property Values

Value Description
application/x-www-form-urlencoded All characters are encoded before sent (this is default)
multipart/form-data No characters are encoded. This value is required when you are using forms that have a file upload control
text/plain Spaces are converted to "+" symbols, but no special characters are encoded


Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the type of content that is used to submit the form to the server

More Examples

Example

Change the value of the formenctype attribute of a button from "text/plain" to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded":

document.getElementById("myBtn").formEnctype = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
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Example

Another example on returning the formEnctype property:

var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").formEnctype;
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Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <button> formenctype attribute


❮ Button Object