CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

image upload using jquery ajax

var formData = new FormData();
formData.append('file', $('#myfile')[0].files[0]); // myFile is the input type="file" control

var _url = '@Url.Action("UploadFile", "MyController")';

$.ajax({
    url: _url,
    type: 'POST',
    data: formData,
    processData: false,  // tell jQuery not to process the data
    contentType: false,  // tell jQuery not to set contentType
    success: function (result) {
    },
    error: function (jqXHR) {
    },
    complete: function (jqXHR, status) {
    }
});