How to get input type using jquery?

Question

I have a page where the input type always varies, and I need to get the values depending on the input type. So if the type is a radio, I need to get which is checked, and if

Answer 1

If what you're saying is that you want to get all inputs inside a form that have a value without worrying about the input type, try this:

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/nfLfa/

var $inputs = $('form').find(':checked,:selected,:text,textarea').filter(function() {
    return $.trim( this.value ) != '';
});

Now you should have a set of input elements that have some value.

You can put the values in an array:

var array = $inputs.map(function(){
    return this.value;
}).get();

Or you could serialize them:

var serialized = $inputs.serialize();