jQuery ajax upload file in asp.net mvc
Upload files using AJAX in ASP.Net MVC
Things have changed since HTML5
JavaScript
document.getElementById('uploader').onsubmit = function () {
var formdata = new FormData(); //FormData object
var fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
//Iterating through each files selected in fileInput
for (i = 0; i < fileInput.files.length; i++) {
//Appending each file to FormData object
formdata.append(fileInput.files[i].name, fileInput.files[i]);
}
//Creating an XMLHttpRequest and sending
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('POST', '/Home/Upload');
xhr.send(formdata);
xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
if (xhr.readyState == 4 && xhr.status == 200) {
alert(xhr.responseText);
}
}
return false;
}
Controller
public JsonResult Upload()
{
for (int i = 0; i < Request.Files.Count; i++)
{
HttpPostedFileBase file = Request.Files[i]; //Uploaded file
//Use the following properties to get file's name, size and MIMEType
int fileSize = file.ContentLength;
string fileName = file.FileName;
string mimeType = file.ContentType;
System.IO.Stream fileContent = file.InputStream;
//To save file, use SaveAs method
file.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~/")+ fileName ); //File will be saved in application root
}
return Json("Uploaded " + Request.Files.Count + " files");
}
EDIT : The HTML
<form id="uploader">
<input id="fileInput" type="file" multiple>
<input type="submit" value="Upload file" />
</form>
AJAX file uploads are now possible by passing a FormData
object to the data
property of the $.ajax
request.
As the OP specifically asked for a jQuery implementation, here you go:
<form id="upload" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="@Url.Action("JsonSave", "Survey")" method="POST">
<input type="file" name="fileUpload" id="fileUpload" size="23" /><br />
<button>Upload!</button>
</form>
$('#upload').submit(function(e) {
e.preventDefault(); // stop the standard form submission
$.ajax({
url: this.action,
type: this.method,
data: new FormData(this),
cache: false,
contentType: false,
processData: false,
success: function (data) {
console.log(data.UploadedFileCount + ' file(s) uploaded successfully');
},
error: function(xhr, error, status) {
console.log(error, status);
}
});
});
public JsonResult Survey()
{
for (int i = 0; i < Request.Files.Count; i++)
{
var file = Request.Files[i];
// save file as required here...
}
return Json(new { UploadedFileCount = Request.Files.Count });
}
More information on FormData at MDN
You can't upload files via ajax, you need to use an iFrame or some other trickery to do a full postback. This is mainly due to security concerns.
Here's a decent write-up including a sample project using SWFUpload and ASP.Net MVC by Steve Sanderson. It's the first thing I read getting this working properly with Asp.Net MVC (I was new to MVC at the time as well), hopefully it's as helpful for you.
I have a sample like this on vuejs version: v2.5.2
<form action="url" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<div class="col-md-6">
<input type="file" class="image_0" name="FilesFront" ref="FilesFront" />
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<input type="file" class="image_1" name="FilesBack" ref="FilesBack" />
</div>
</form>
<script>
Vue.component('v-bl-document', {
template: '#document-item-template',
props: ['doc'],
data: function () {
return {
document: this.doc
};
},
methods: {
submit: function () {
event.preventDefault();
var data = new FormData();
var _doc = this.document;
Object.keys(_doc).forEach(function (key) {
data.append(key, _doc[key]);
});
var _refs = this.$refs;
Object.keys(_refs).forEach(function (key) {
data.append(key, _refs[key].files[0]);
});
debugger;
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
data: data,
url: url,
cache: false,
contentType: false,
processData: false,
success: function (result) {
//do something
},
});
}
}
});
</script>