There are several approaches to upload a file without using the form in JavaScript:
Approach 1: This approach is to use FormData that can upload a file without using any kind of form. The special thing about this is that network methods, such as fetch, can accept a FormData object as a body. It’s encoded and sent out with Content-Type — multipart/form-data.
JavaScript Snippet:
Javascript
var gfg = new FormData();gfg.append('pictureFile', pictureInput.files[0]);// upload.php is the file to be uploaded$.ajax({ url: 'upload.php', type: 'POST', processData: false, contentType: false, dataType: 'json', data: gfg}); |
Approach 2: This approach is to use XMLHTTPRequest that can directly upload the file as the content inside the body of POST request.
JavaScript Snippet:
Javascript
// JavaScript Codevar form = document.getElementById('the-form');form.onsubmit = function () { var formData = new FormData(form); formData.append('file', file); var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); // Add any event handlers here... xhr.open('POST', form.getAttribute('action'), true); xhr.send(formData); // To avoid actual submission of the form return false; } |
Approach 3: This approach is to use simpleUpload plugin.
HTML Code Snippet:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><body> <h2>Welcome To GFG</h2> <input type="file" name="arquivo" id="simpleUpload" multiple> <button type="button" id="upload"> Upload </button></body></html> |
JavaScript Snippet:
Javascript
$('#simpleUpload').simpleUpload({ // upload.php is the file // to be uploaded url: 'upload.php', trigger: '#upload', success: function (data) { alert('Successfully Uploaded'); }}); |
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