-
- // If an array was passed in, assume that it is an array of form elements.
- if ( jQuery.isArray(a) || a.jquery ) {
- // Serialize the form elements
- jQuery.each( a, function() {
- add( this.name, this.value );
- });
-
- } else {
- // If traditional, encode the "old" way (the way 1.3.2 or older
- // did it), otherwise encode params recursively.
- jQuery.each( a, function buildParams( prefix, obj ) {
-
- if ( jQuery.isArray(obj) ) {
- // Serialize array item.
- jQuery.each( obj, function( i, v ) {
- if ( traditional ) {
- // Treat each array item as a scalar.
- add( prefix, v );
- } else {
- // If array item is non-scalar (array or object), encode its
- // numeric index to resolve deserialization ambiguity issues.
- // Note that rack (as of 1.0.0) can't currently deserialize
- // nested arrays properly, and attempting to do so may cause
- // a server error. Possible fixes are to modify rack's
- // deserialization algorithm or to provide an option or flag
- // to force array serialization to be shallow.
- buildParams( prefix + "[" + ( typeof v === "object" || jQuery.isArray(v) ? i : "" ) + "]", v );
- }
- });
-
- } else if ( !traditional && obj != null && typeof obj === "object" ) {
- // Serialize object item.
- jQuery.each( obj, function( k, v ) {
- buildParams( prefix + "[" + k + "]", v );
- });
-
- } else {
- // Serialize scalar item.
- add( prefix, obj );
- }
- });
+ }
+
+ // xml and parsed as such
+ if ( transportDataType === "xml" &&
+ xml &&
+ xml.documentElement /* #4958 */ ) {
+
+ response = xml;
+
+ // Text response was provided
+ } else {
+
+ response = text;
+
+ // If it's not really text, defer to converters
+ if ( transportDataType !== "text" ) {
+ dataTypes.unshift( "text" );