jQuery to serialize only elements within a div

Question

I would like to get the same effect as jQuery.serialize() but I would like to return only the child elments of a given div.

Sample

Answer 1

The function I use currently:

/**
 * Serializes form or any other element with jQuery.serialize
 * @param el
 */
serialize: function(el) {
    var serialized = $(el).serialize();
    if (!serialized) // not a form
        serialized = $(el).
          find('input[name],select[name],textarea[name]').serialize();
    return serialized;
}