serialize :: Form.Element

serialize(element) -> string

 

Creates an URL-encoded string representation of a form control in the name=value format.

 

The result of this method is a string suitable for Ajax requests. However, it serializes only a single element - if you need to serialize the whole form use Form.serialize() instead.

 

Notes

 

Serializing a disabled control or a one without a name will always result in an empty string.

 

If you simply need an element's value for reasons other than Ajax requests, use getValue() instead.


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