stephen.js

function retrieveUserInput()
{
  var output = new Object();
  output.heifer = { type: "heifer", grazing: {}, nongrazing: {} };
  output.bred_heifer = { type: "bred_heifer", grazing: {}, nongrazing: {} };
  output.springer = { type: "springer", grazing: {}, nongrazing: {} };
  output.first_calf_heifer = { type: "first_calf_heifer", grazing: {}, nongrazing: {} };
  output.dry = { type: "dry", grazing: {}, nongrazing: {} };
  output.lactating = { type: "lactating", grazing: {}, nongrazing: {} };

	$('.tab-pane').find('.feed-in-num').children().each(function(i) {
		var active_tab = $(this).parents('.tab-pane').attr('id').split('_')[0];
		var feed_id = $(this).attr('id').split('-');
		var feed_val = $(this).attr('value');
		var new_feed = 'feed_' + i
		output.getAttribute(activeTab)[feed_id[1]][new_feed] = { name: feed_id[2], val: feed_val };
	});
	return output;
}