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can you tell me what is the javaascript comminted lines do?
$.fn.serializeObject = 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;
};
1 Answer
- SilentLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
The commented lines check to see if o[this.name] is an array (by checking the presence of the "push" function). If it's not an array, it replaces it with an array containing whatever it is.
This is not a great way of determining whether something's an array (since it gives a false positive on ANY object that has a property called "push"). Some better ways to do this can be found at the link below.
