Feature: jQuery.deserialize()

[kflorence]

There exists methods to serialize data from a form into a URL-encoded string or an array of objects, but there are no methods for populating a form with that data. The following is a proposed implementation of jQuery.deserialize which handles these cases (in addition to JSON objects, as created by Ben Alman's jQuery.serializeObject method).

•  Source Code
•  Live Examples
•  Unit Tests

I would be happy to integrate this into the jQuery repository if it is desired.

[rwaldron]

Have a look at:  http://docs.jquery.com/JQuery_Core_Style_Guidelines

[kflorence]

Replying to rwaldron:

Have a look at:  http://docs.jquery.com/JQuery_Core_Style_Guidelines

Thanks. I will make sure the plugin complies with the style guide.

EDIT: Source code updated to meet style guides.

[timmywil]

I think this is best implemented as a plugin.

[john]

Nominating ticket for 1.7 discussion.

[rwaldron]

I believe Ben has recently done some significant work on a deserialize() implementation

[jaubourg]

-1, plugin

[timmywil]

-1, plugin

[dmethvin]

-1, If we don't need it in core, it should be a plugin.

[john]

-1, Sounds like a good plugin.

[ajpiano]

-1, Great work, but it is certainly a lot of code to add for something we don't need in core and that doesn't come up every day for endusers...

[scott.gonzalez]

-1, I think deserialize/deparam are useful enough for us to consider as core plugins though

[rwaldron]

Closing per 1.7 roadmap meeting resolution