Method: Rack::Request::Helpers#form_data?

Defined in:
lib/rack/request.rb

#form_data? ⇒ Boolean

Determine whether the request body contains form-data by checking the request content-type for one of the media-types: “application/x-www-form-urlencoded” or “multipart/form-data”. The list of form-data media types can be modified through the FORM_DATA_MEDIA_TYPES array.

A request body is also assumed to contain form-data when no content-type header is provided and the request_method is POST.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)
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# File 'lib/rack/request.rb', line 470

def form_data?
  type = media_type
  meth = get_header(RACK_METHODOVERRIDE_ORIGINAL_METHOD) || get_header(REQUEST_METHOD)

  (meth == POST && type.nil?) || FORM_DATA_MEDIA_TYPES.include?(type)
end