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January 30, 2013 22:39
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Javascript object to URL encoded query string converter. Code extracted from jQuery.param() and boiled down to bare metal js. Should handle deep/nested objects and arrays in the same manner as jQuery's ajax functionality.
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var objectToQueryString = function (a) { | |
var prefix, s, add, name, r20, output; | |
s = []; | |
r20 = /%20/g; | |
add = function (key, value) { | |
// If value is a function, invoke it and return its value | |
value = ( typeof value == 'function' ) ? value() : ( value == null ? "" : value ); | |
s[ s.length ] = encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value); | |
}; | |
if (a instanceof Array) { | |
for (name in a) { | |
add(name, a[name]); | |
} | |
} else { | |
for (prefix in a) { | |
buildParams(prefix, a[ prefix ], add); | |
} | |
} | |
output = s.join("&").replace(r20, "+"); | |
return output; | |
}; | |
function buildParams(prefix, obj, add) { | |
var name, i, l, rbracket; | |
rbracket = /\[\]$/; | |
if (obj instanceof Array) { | |
for (i = 0, l = obj.length; i < l; i++) { | |
if (rbracket.test(prefix)) { | |
add(prefix, obj[i]); | |
} else { | |
buildParams(prefix + "[" + ( typeof obj[i] === "object" ? i : "" ) + "]", obj[i], add); | |
} | |
} | |
} else if (typeof obj == "object") { | |
// Serialize object item. | |
for (name in obj) { | |
buildParams(prefix + "[" + name + "]", obj[ name ], add); | |
} | |
} else { | |
// Serialize scalar item. | |
add(prefix, obj); | |
} | |
} |
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