Is there a plugin to get jQuery.ajax to send multipart / form-data?

Question

I need this so that I can present a subset of form controls that contain ASCII-free text.

A solution with an iframe will not work for me, as it represents the whole form; I just want to introduce a subset of the controls.

I know that I can build the multipart / form-data line myself, but it seems that this should have been done before ...

Answer 1

I would recommend using jQuery and the Form plugin: http://malsup.com/jquery/form/#api

You can use the fieldSerialize() method to send only a subset of the form and iframe:true so that it works with sending files, etc.

Hope this works for you!

Answer 2

Update. Starting with version 3.02 (which was released at the beginning of 2012), the jquery.form plugin now processes the ajax file, which is sent much more friendly. Check it out.