How can I get form data with JavaScript/jQuery?

Question

Is there a simple, one-line way to get the data of a form as it would be if it was to be submitted in the classic HTML-only way?

For example:

<form>
    <input type="radio" name="foo" value="1" checked="checked" />
    <input type="radio" name="foo" value="0" />
    <input name="bar" value="xxx" />
    <select name="this">
        <option value="hi" selected="selected">Hi</option>
        <option value="ho">Ho</option>
</form>

Output:

{
    "foo": "1",
    "bar": "xxx",
    "this": "hi"
}

Something like this is too simple, since it does not (correctly) include textareas, selects, radio buttons and checkboxes:

$("#form input").each(function () {
    data[theFieldName] = theFieldValue;
});

Answer 1

Use $('form').serializeArray(), which returns an array:

[
  {"name":"foo","value":"1"},
  {"name":"bar","value":"xxx"},
  {"name":"this","value":"hi"}
]

Other option is $('form').serialize(), which returns a string:

"foo=1&bar=xxx&this=hi"

Take a look at this jsfiddle demo