dotArray.js

/**
 * Convert a multidimensional array/object to a single dimenstion object.
 * @param data {array|object} Input data.
 * @param prefix {string} key prefix.
 */
var fn_dotArray = function (data, prefix) {
	var out = {};
	$.each(data, function (k, v) {
		if (v !== null && typeof v == 'object') {
			$.extend(out, fn_dotArray(v, prefix + k + '.'));
		} else {
			out[prefix + k] = v;
		}
	});
	return out;
};