jquery how to get form element types, names and values

Question

I know I can get the name/value relationship by using

$(#form).serializeArray();

But is there a way to get the whole enchilada, type, name

Answer 1

Perhaps children() will be more useful but you'll still have to filter elements of interest yourself, unless you use a selector.

You might also do the following if you only want to select successful elements in the form; this will NOT include buttons or disabled fields.

$($('#testf').serializeArray()).each(function(index, value){
    $('#testf [name="' + value.name + '"]'); //select the named element
});

Mark's answer seems like the best way, IMO.