jQuery.serializeObject

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jQuery.fn.serializeObject = function() {
    var target = {};
    var source = this.serializeArray();
    jQuery.each(source, function(i, item) {
        if (target[item.name]) {
            // multiple values of same name: coerce as array
            if (!target[item.name].push) {
                target[item.name] = [target[item.name]];
            }
            target[item.name].push(item.value || '');
        } else {
            target[item.name] = item.value || '';
        }
    });
    return target;
};