Disabled fields not picked up by serializeArray

Question

(Question updated to reflect real issue)

I just realized that serializeArray is not fetching content from disabled fields.

A set of

Answer 1

$('#field').removeAttr('disabled');
var formData = $(this).serializeArray();
$('#field').attr('disabled', 'disabled');

The solution above is better - alternatively you can just remove the disabled attribute from the element, serialize the fields then re-add the attribute.