how can I override jquery's .serialize to include unchecked checkboxes

Question

I have read quite a few different methods of having html checkboxes get posted to the server, but I am really looking to do it without modifying anything except for $.serial

Answer 1

I did the following, finding the unchecked checkboxes, checking them before calling serializeArray, then unchecking them so the form would be in the same state as the user left it:

var unchecked = chartCfgForm.find(':checkbox:not(:checked)');
unchecked.each(function() {$(this).prop('checked', true)});
var formValues = chartCfgForm.serializeArray();
unchecked.each(function() {$(this).prop('checked', false)});