+ // Serialize an array of form elements or a set of
+ // key/values into a query string
+ param: function( a, traditional ) {
+ var s = [], add = function( key, value ) {
+ // If value is a function, invoke it and return its value
+ value = jQuery.isFunction(value) ? value() : value;
+ s[ s.length ] = encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value);
+ };
+
+ // Set traditional to true for jQuery <= 1.3.2 behavior.
+ if ( traditional === undefined ) {
+ traditional = jQuery.ajaxSettings.traditional;
+ }
+
+ // 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.
+ for ( var prefix in a ) {
+ buildParams( prefix, a[prefix], traditional, add );