Serializes form elements in to a javascript object

serialize_form.coffee

$ = jQuery

$.extend $.fn,
  serializeObject: () ->	
    e = $(this)
    a = e.serializeArray()
    o = {}
		
    $.each a, ->
      if o[this.name] != undefined
        o[this.name] = [o[this.name]] if !o[this.name].push
        o[this.name].push(this.value || '')
      else
        o[this.name] = this.value || ''

    return o