From source:
if (options.uploadProgress) {
s.xhr = function() {
var xhr = jQuery.ajaxSettings.xhr();
if (xhr.upload) {
xhr.upload.onprogress = function(event) {
var percent = 0;
var position = event.loaded || event.position;
var total = event.total;
if (event.lengthComputable) {
percent = Math.ceil(position / total * 100);
}
options.uploadProgress(event, position, total, percent);
};
}
return xhr;
};
}
It uses the HTML5 function, which is not supported by ie8 / 9:
>> "upload" in new XMLHttpRequest
false
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