jQuery serialize() leaves out textarea

Question

When I submit a form using jQuery\'s serialize() method, everything gets submitted except the textarea in the form. Is this a common issue? I can\'t figure it out. The form

Answer 1

Works fine in the fiddle. http://jsfiddle.net/Ultimate/2Ey2A/ Testing with

$('button').click(function(){
    alert($('form').serialize());
});