Handy jquery addtions

jquery_addons.js

// Creates an object from a form
$.fn.toObject = function()
{
    var o = {};
    var a = this.serializeArray();
    $.each(a, function() {
        if (o[this.name] !== undefined) {
            if (!o[this.name].push) {
                o[this.name] = [o[this.name]];
            }
            o[this.name].push(this.value || '');
        } else {
            o[this.name] = this.value || '';
        }
    });
    return o;
};

// Populates a form from an object
$.fn.fromObject = function(obj)
{
    for (var prop in obj)
    {
        var find = "[name='" + prop + "']";
        if ($(this).find(find)[0])
        {
            $(this).find(find).val(obj[prop])
        }
    }
};