I am checking whether the values in form
has been changed before submitting for updation. All other controls inside form
, if changed, are identified but
not input type=file
control. Below is the sample I was trying and if you try submitting form
with or without uploading file, the response is its not changed. Why this behavior with only input type=file
? Why the change in input type=file
is not identified?
var form_serialize = "";
$(function() {
form_serialize = $("#frmProfile").serialize();
})
$('.submit').on('click', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
var isChanged = $("#frmProfile").serialize() == form_serialize ? false : true;
if (isChanged)
$('body').append('changed');
else
$('body').append('Not changed');
})
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form id="frmProfile">
<input type="file" />
<input type="submit" class="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
As per the documentation of serialize()
Data from file select elements is not serialized.
Instead you can use jQuery ajaxForm plugin which support.
Or you can use FormData
object , Refer these questions : Jquery/Ajax Form Submission (enctype="multipart/form-data" ). Why does 'contentType:False' cause undefined index in PHP? , Sending multipart/formdata with jQuery.ajax