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ENCTYPE Attribute | encoding Property


Sets or retrieves the MIME encoding for the form.

Syntax

HTML<FORM ENCTYPE = sType ... >
Scriptingobject.encoding [ = sType ]

Possible Values

sTypeString that specifies the format of the data being submitted by the form.

The property is read/write with a default value of application/x-www-form-urlencoded.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

Internet Explorer 4.0 also recognizes multipart/form-data, which, along with a POST method, is required to submit a file upload to the server.

Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:

FORM

See Also

action



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