populate form with json object via JavaScript

populate_form.js

 function populate_form(data, form) {
    $.each( data, function(name, value) {
      // grab input
      var input = $(":input[name='" + name + "']:not(:button,:reset,:submit,:image)", form );

      input.val( ( !$.isArray( value ) && ( input.is(':checkbox') || input.is(':radio') ) ) ? [ value ] : value );

      // populate select value
      var select = $(":input[type='select']", form );
      if (select) {
        select.filter(function() {
          return $(this).text() == text1;
        }).prop('selected', true);
      }

    } );
  }