gistfile1.js

dojo.objectToQuery = function(/*Object*/ map){
    //  summary:
    //          takes a name/value mapping object and returns a string representing
    //          a URL-encoded version of that object.
    //  example:
    //          this object:
    //
    //          |       { 
    //          |               blah: "blah",
    //          |               multi: [
    //          |                       "thud",
    //          |                       "thonk"
    //          |               ]
    //          |       };
    //
    //  yields the following query string:
    //  
    //  |       "blah=blah&multi=thud&multi=thonk"

    // FIXME: need to implement encodeAscii!!
    var enc = encodeURIComponent;
    var pairs = [];
    var backstop = {};
    for(var name in map){
        var value = map[name];
        if(value != backstop[name]){
            var assign = enc(name) + "=";
            if(_d.isArray(value)){
                for(var i=0; i < value.length; i++){
                    pairs.push(assign + enc(value[i]));
                }
            }else{
                pairs.push(assign + enc(value));
            }
        }
    }
    return pairs.sort().join("&"); // String
};