How do I serialize file type input in jquery

Question

Previously using Prototype I could serialize the input type file, it gave me the file name of the file being uploaded but when I serialized the form in jquery I just got the

Answer 1

As someone else mentioned, you can submit a form containing file inputs via ajax, but it requires some hairy iframe magic. If you don't mind using jQuery, I highly suggest the jquery.forms plugin's ajaxSubmit function.