Excluding certain inputs on serialize

Question

I am trying to exclude an input by name (it is a hidden input holding my nonce)

The following question is almost what I am looking for:

How do I use jQuery&#

Answer 1

First, you need to invoke the .find() method like:

var serializedReturn = $(this).find('input[name!=security]').serialize(); 

Otherwise the complete string would go into the css query engine (Sizzle).

Secondly:

I have another form with the id of ofform-reset and if i use:

You need to change this. It's invalid markup to have multiple ID's. If I understood you wrong here, the first solution might also help you here, invoking the .find() method aswell:

var serializedReturn = $('#ofform').find('input[name!=security]').serialize();