This Attribute specifies that data will be present in form should be encoded when submitting to the server. This type of attribute can be used only if method = “POST”.
Syntax:
<form enctype = "value">
Element: The enctype attribute is associated with <form> enctype element only.
Attribute Value: This attribute contains three value which are listed below:
- application/x-www-form-urlencoded: It is the default value. It encodes all the characters before sent to the server. It converts spaces into + symbols and special character into its hex value.
- multipart/form-data: This value does not encode any character.
- text/plain: This value convert spaces into + symbols but special characters are not converted.
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>enctype attribute</title>
<style>
h1 {
color:green;
}
body {
text-align:center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>enctype Attribute</h2>
<form action="#" method="post"
enctype="multipart/form-data">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
Address: <input type="text" name="Address"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
|
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by enctype Attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Edge version 12 and above
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Safari
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Last Updated :
21 Jun, 2022
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