jQuery Utils

jquery.utils.js

(function($) {
	
	var serialize = function(type,form) {
		var data = {};
		var first_run_ignore_types = ['submit','checkbox'];
		form.find('input, select').each(function() {
			var input_type = $(this).attr('type');
			var input_name = $(this).attr('name');
			if (first_run_ignore_types.indexOf(input_type) === -1) {
				// process and push to data
				var input_value = $(this).val();
				data[input_name] = input_value;
			}
			else if (input_type === 'checkbox') {
				// process checkbox and push to data
				var input_value = $(this).attr('checked') ? 1 : 0;
				data[input_name] = input_value;
			}
		});
		if (type === 'array')
		{
			return dataToArray(data);
		}
	};
	
	var dataToArray = function(data)
	{
		return data;
	};
	
	$.fn.serializeArray = function(options)
	{
		if (this.length > 0)
			return serialize('array',$(this[0]))
	}
	
})(jQuery);