serializeTo.js

/*
* This Class serializeTo
* Return dataserialize object, array or string
* @author Gustavo da Silva Rodrigues <[email protected]>
*/
;(function ( $, window, document, undefined ) {
	var pluginName = "serializeTo",

		/** 
		* default Configuration
		* @param Object defaults
		**/
		defaults = {
			/** 
			* Config
			* @parm Object | Array | String returnType
			**/
			returnType: {}, // {}, [], ''
		};
	function Plugin ( element, options) {
		this.element = element;
		this.settings = $.extend( {}, defaults, options );
		this.dataArray = $serilizeData = $(document).find(this.element).serializeArray();
		this._defaults = this.settings || defaults;
		this._name = pluginName;
		this.result = {};
		this.init();
		return {
			result: this.result
		}
	}

	Plugin.prototype = {
		init: function () {
			var _this = this;
			switch (Object.prototype.toString.call( this._defaults.returnType )){
				case '[object object]' 	:
					for(var data in this.dataArray){
        				this.result[this.dataArray[data].name] = this.dataArray[data].value;
        			}
					break;
				case '[object Array]' 	:
					this.result = [];
					for(var data in this.dataArray){
        				this.result[this.dataArray[data].name] = this.dataArray[data].value;
        			}
					break;

				case '[object String]'	:
					this.result = '';
					for(var data in this.dataArray){
        				this.result += this.dataArray[data].name +' : '+ this.dataArray[data].value +'\n';
        			}
					break;
				default: 
					this.result = {};
					for(var data in this.dataArray){
        				this.result[this.dataArray[data].name] = this.dataArray[data].value;
        			}
        		break;
			}
			return _this;
		},
	};
	$.fn[ pluginName ] = function ( options, callback ) {

		if (typeof callback == 'function') { // make sure the callback is a function
		    callback($.data( this, "plugin_" + pluginName, new Plugin( this, options ))); // brings the scope to the callback
		} else {
			return $.data( this, "plugin_" + pluginName, new Plugin( this, options ));
		}
	};

})( jQuery, window, document );


$('#teste').on('submit', function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    var x = 0

   //to string mode
   console.log($('#teste').serializeTo({returnType: ''}));

   //default
   console.log($('#teste').serializeTo()); 

   //callback function
   $('#teste').serializeTo({returnType: []}, function(x){
   	console.log(x);
   })   

})