jQuery.fn.serializeObject - Analogous to jQuery.fn.serializeArray and jQuery.fn.serialize but instead returns an object; useful when setting form values in Backbone.

jquery.serializeobject.js

/*global jQuery */
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(function ($) {

  'use strict';

	$.fn.serializeObject = function () {

		var obj = {};

		$.each(this.serializeArray(), function () {
			obj[this.name] = this.value;
		});

		return obj;

	};

})(jQuery);