Missing functions for serializing form data

[itsrachelfish]

.serialize() should be a thing, but it shouldn't be like jQuery. Instead of providing .serialize() and .serializeArray(), the argument should determine what type of output is generated.

.serialize() - No argument, defaults to 'url'
.serialize('url') - String of URL encoded data
.serialize('array') - Array of key / value pairs
.serialize('object') - Object with named properties

[itsrachelfish]

Something like this might be helpful:

        var data = {};

        $(form).find('input, select').each(function()
        {
            if($(this).attr('type') == "submit")
            {
                return;
            }

            var name = $(this).attr('name');
            var value = $(this).value();

            if($(this).attr('type') == 'checkbox')
            {
                if($(this).prop('checked'))
                {
                    value = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    value = false;
                }
            }

            // If this input name has already been used
            if(data[name] !== undefined)
            {
                // Is it an array? If not, convert it
                if(!Array.isArray(data[name]))
                {
                    data[name] = [data[name]];
                }

                // Push value to input array
                data[name].push(value);
            }
            else
            {
                // Otherwise, save the value by itself
                data[name] = value;
            }
        });