Failed to construct 'FormData' [closed]

Question

When I upload file in my dropzone, it do not work. Usually it's work very well, but since 1 month I have this JS Error :

Uncaught TypeError: Failed to construct 'FormData': parameter 1 is not of type 'HTMLFormElement'.

That is the code, when I use FormData :

 var form_data = new FormData("#my-awesome-dropzone");

Dopzone code

  Dropzone.options.myAwesomeDropzone = {
    maxFilesize: 5,
    maxFiles: 1,    
    addRemoveLinks: true,
    dictResponseError: 'Server not Configured',
    acceptedFiles: ".pdf",
    init:function(){
      var self = this;
      // config
      self.options.addRemoveLinks = true;
      self.options.dictRemoveFile = "Delete";
      //New file added
      self.on("addedfile", function (file) {
          console.log('new file added ', file);
             if(!confirm("Do you want to upload the file?")){
                this.removeFile(file);
                return false;
            }

      });
      // Send file starts
      self.on("sending", function (file, xhr, formData) {
        console.log('upload started', file);
        $('.meter').show();

            var form_data = new FormData("#my-awesome-dropzone");

            $.ajax({
                url: '/settings/uploadFile', 
                data: 'file=' + file.name ,
                type: 'POST',
                processData: false,
                contentType: false,
                success: function(response) {
                }
            });
      });
      
      // File upload Progress
      self.on("totaluploadprogress", function (progress) {
        console.log("progress ", progress);
        $('.roller').width(progress + '%');
      });

      self.on("queuecomplete", function (progress) {
        $('.meter').delay(999).slideUp(999);
      });
      
      // On removing file
      self.on("removedfile", function (file) {
        console.log(file);
      });
    }

HTML CODE

     <form  enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/settings/uploadFile"  method="post" class="dropzone" 
                        id="my-awesome-dropzone">

         
                     </form> 

Edit 01-08-2019 : Okay, just tested, and it's works on Microsoft Edge 44.17763.1.0 but not on Google Chrome or Firefox, any explanation?

Answer 1

You're passing a string to FormData. As the error says, it expects a form element, not a string. So:

var form_data = new FormData(document.getElementById("my-awesome-dropzone"));

Live Example:

var data = new FormData(document.getElementById("my-awesome-dropzone"));
console.log("Created FormData, " + [...data.keys()].length + " keys in data");

<form  enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/settings/uploadFile"  method="post" class="dropzone" id="my-awesome-dropzone">
<input type="text" name="x" value="kittens">
<input type="text" name="y" value="puppies">
</form>