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/* | |
* .serializeObject (c) Dan Heberden | |
* danheberden.com | |
* | |
* Gives you a pretty object for your form bizniss | |
*/ | |
(function($){ | |
$.fn.serializeObject = function( trimKey ) { | |
if ( !this.length ) { return false; } | |
var $el = this, | |
data = {}, | |
lookup = data; //current reference of data | |
$el.find(':input[type!="checkbox"][type!="radio"], input:checked').each(function() { | |
// data[a][b] becomes [ data, a, b ] | |
var named = this.name.replace(/\[([^\]]+)?\]/g, ',$1').split(','), | |
cap = named.length - 1; | |
for ( var i = trimKey ? 1 : 0 ; i < cap; i++ ) { | |
// move down the tree - create objects or array if necessary | |
lookup = lookup[ named[i] ] = lookup[ named[i] ] || | |
( named[i+1] == "" ? [] : {} ); | |
} | |
// at the end, psuh or assign the value | |
if ( lookup.length != undefined ) { | |
lookup.push( $(this).val() ); | |
}else { | |
lookup[ named[ cap ] ] = $(this).val(); | |
} | |
// assign the reference back to root | |
lookup = data; | |
}); | |
return data; | |
}; | |
})(jQuery); |
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