converts an object to an url parameter string

serialize-url.js

/*global define*/
define( 
	function ()
	{
		// serializeURL({foo:'bar',one:'two'})           => '?foo=bar&one=two'
		// serializeURL({foo:'bar',one:'two'}, 'prefix') => '?prefix[foo]=bar&prefix[one]=two'
		function serializeURL( obj, prefix )
		{
			var str = [ ];
			
			for ( var p in obj )
			{
				var k = prefix ? prefix + '[' + p + ']' : p, v = obj[p];
				
				str.push( typeof v == 'object' ? serializeURL( v, k ) : encodeURIComponent( k ) + '=' + encodeURIComponent( v ) );
  			}
			
			return '?' + str.join( '&' );
		}

		return serializeURL
	}
);