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_.each( this.$el.serializeArray(), function( pair ) {

	/*
	 * Feature Added: returns js array object for multiple value inputs 
	 * This is the reason we had to override the default save function
	 * function originates in media-views.js line 2295 
	 */

    // if the pair.name is greater than 2 chars and [] is the last two chars 
		if ( pair.name.length > 2 && '[]' == pair.name.substr( pair.name.length - 2 ) ) { 
	
				// defined item as the name minus the [] 
				var item = pair.name.substr( 0, pair.name.length - 2 ); 
				//if item wasn't passed previously in data
				if ( item in data ) { 
						// combine all of the pair.value together to one data[item] comma separated
						var list =  data[ item ] += ',' + pair.value; 
						// split the list into a javascript object 
						data[ item ] = list.split(',');

						/* if it is the first time sending for 'item' just add once   
						* storing even single records as an array only for inputs that have name="somename[]" 
						*/
						} else { 
								var list = pair.value; 
								data[ item ] = list.split(',');
						} // end  if ( item in data )
						
		 } else {  // end if name ends in [] 
				// send the value only 
				data[ pair.name ] = pair.value; 
		   }     

     });