FormData.has()

The has() method of the FormData interface returns a boolean stating whether a FormData object contains a certain key.

Note: This method is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

JavaScript
formData.has(name);

Parameters

name
A USVString representing the name of the key you want to test for.

Returns

A Boolean.

Example

The following line creates an empty FormData object:

JavaScript
var formData = new FormData();

The following snippet shows the results of testing for the existence of username in the FormData object, before and after appending a username value to it with FormData.append:

JavaScript
formData.has('username'); // Returns false
formData.append('username', 'Chris');
formData.has('username'); // Returns true

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
XMLHttpRequest
The definition of 'has()' in that specification.
Living Standard  

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 50.0 39.0 (39.0) No support (Yes) No support
Available in web workers 50.0 39.0 (39.0) No support (Yes) No support
Feature Android Android Webview Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support No support 50.0 (Yes) (Yes) No support

(Yes)

No support 50.0
Available in web workers No support 50.0 (Yes) (Yes) No support (Yes) No support 50.0

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/formdata/has

API FormData has Method Reference XHR XMLHttpRequest