How can I get form data with JavaScript/jQuery?

Question

Is there a simple, one-line way to get the data of a form as it would be if it was to be submitted in the classic HTML-only way?

For example:

Answer 1

I wrote a function that takes care of multiple checkboxes and multiple selects. In those cases it returns an array.

function getFormData(formId) {
    return $('#' + formId).serializeArray().reduce(function (obj, item) {
        var name = item.name,
            value = item.value;

        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
            if (typeof obj[name] == "string") {
                obj[name] = [obj[name]];
                obj[name].push(value);
            } else {
                obj[name].push(value);
            }
        } else {
            obj[name] = value;
        }
        return obj;
    }, {});
}