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

If those elements have a common class name, one may also use this:

$('#your_div .your_classname').serialize()

This way you can avoid selection of buttons, which will be selected using the jQuery selector :input. Though this can also be avoided by using $('#your_div :input:not(:button)').serialize();