JQuery: Form Serialization

form.js

$('.btn').click(function(){
	var inputs = $('[type=text]');
	var pw = $('[type=password]');
	var checkboxes = $('[type=checkbox]:checked');
	var selects = $('option:selected');
	// next translate that into an array of just the values
	
	var password = $.map(pw, function(elt, i) { 
		return $(elt).val();
	});
	
	var sels = $.map(selects, function(elt, i) { 
		return $(elt).val();
	});

	var inps = $.map(inputs, function(elt, i) { 
		return $(elt).val();
	});
	
	var checks = $.map(checkboxes, function(elt, i) { 
		return $(elt).val();
	});   
			
    console.log("SELECTS : " + sels);
    console.log("INPUTS : " + inps);
    console.log("CHECKS : " + checks);
    console.log("PW : " + password);
});