jQuery serialize() method creates a URL encoded text string by serializing the form values.
This values can be used in query string for making an AJAX request.
jQuery serialize() can act on a jQuery object for selecting individual form controls like <input>, <textarea>, and <select> etc.
Example of serialize:
Suppose, you have a following HTML:
<form action=""> Name: <input type="text" name="name" value="John"><br> Age: <input type="text" name="age" value="30"><br> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /> </form>
When using serialize() method as below:
var str = $( "form" ).serialize(); console.log( str );
Results: name=John&age=30
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