Is it possible to serialize HTML fields in a multi-dimensional array format for AJAX post transmission?
I tried using serializeArray but it only formats the first level of the array.
The data I need to serialize includes name/value pairs like:
name="customer" value="the value"
name="location" value="the location"
serializeArray() works well with these kind of fields, for example:
var formData = $('#createVacancy :input');
var serializedFormData = formData.serializeArray();
However, some form data is structured with HTML array notation like:
name="tier[1][tiers][5][groupId]" value="5"
When using serializeArray()
Regular name/value pairs are displayed as Object
{ name="customer_name", value="Test customer name"}But fields that use HTML array notation come through as:
Object { name="tier[1][publication_date]", value="03 Feb 2011"},
Object { name="tier[1][publication_date_db]", value="2011-02-03"},
Object { name="tier[1][tiers][5][groupId]", value="5"},
Object { name="tier[1][tiers][5][groupName]", value="Diamond"}
This might require further breakdown into objects.