Peter M. Groen / knowledgetree

/*
 * Ext - JS Library 1.0 Alpha 2
 * Copyright(c) 2006-2007, Jack Slocum.
 */

/*
 * Dual licensed under the MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
 * and GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php) licenses.
 *
 * $LastChangedDate$
 * $Rev$
 */

jQuery.fn._height = jQuery.fn.height;
jQuery.fn._width  = jQuery.fn.width;

/**
 * If used on document, returns the document's height (innerHeight)
 * If used on window, returns the viewport's (window) height
 * See core docs on height() to see what happens when used on an element.
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").height()
 * @result 200
 *
 * @example $(document).height()
 * @result 800
 *
 * @example $(window).height()
 * @result 400
 *
 * @name height
 * @type Object
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.height = function() {
	if ( this[0] == window )
		return self.innerHeight ||
			jQuery.boxModel && document.documentElement.clientHeight ||
			document.body.clientHeight;

	if ( this[0] == document )
		return Math.max( document.body.scrollHeight, document.body.offsetHeight );

	return this._height(arguments[0]);
};

/**
 * If used on document, returns the document's width (innerWidth)
 * If used on window, returns the viewport's (window) width
 * See core docs on height() to see what happens when used on an element.
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").width()
 * @result 200
 *
 * @example $(document).width()
 * @result 800
 *
 * @example $(window).width()
 * @result 400
 *
 * @name width
 * @type Object
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.width = function() {
	if ( this[0] == window )
		return self.innerWidth ||
			jQuery.boxModel && document.documentElement.clientWidth ||
			document.body.clientWidth;

	if ( this[0] == document )
		return Math.max( document.body.scrollWidth, document.body.offsetWidth );

	return this._width(arguments[0]);
};

/**
 * Returns the inner height value (without border) for the first matched element.
 * If used on document, returns the document's height (innerHeight)
 * If used on window, returns the viewport's (window) height
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").innerHeight()
 * @result 800
 *
 * @name innerHeight
 * @type Number
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.innerHeight = function() {
	return this[0] == window || this[0] == document ?
		this.height() :
		this.css('display') != 'none' ?
		 	this[0].offsetHeight - (parseInt(this.css("borderTopWidth")) || 0) - (parseInt(this.css("borderBottomWidth")) || 0) :
			this.height() + (parseInt(this.css("paddingTop")) || 0) + (parseInt(this.css("paddingBottom")) || 0);
};

/**
 * Returns the inner width value (without border) for the first matched element.
 * If used on document, returns the document's Width (innerWidth)
 * If used on window, returns the viewport's (window) width
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").innerWidth()
 * @result 1000
 *
 * @name innerWidth
 * @type Number
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.innerWidth = function() {
	return this[0] == window || this[0] == document ?
		this.width() :
		this.css('display') != 'none' ?
			this[0].offsetWidth - (parseInt(this.css("borderLeftWidth")) || 0) - (parseInt(this.css("borderRightWidth")) || 0) :
			this.height() + (parseInt(this.css("paddingLeft")) || 0) + (parseInt(this.css("paddingRight")) || 0);
};

/**
 * Returns the outer height value (including border) for the first matched element.
 * Cannot be used on document or window.
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").outerHeight()
 * @result 1000
 *
 * @name outerHeight
 * @type Number
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.outerHeight = function() {
	return this[0] == window || this[0] == document ?
		this.height() :
		this.css('display') != 'none' ?
			this[0].offsetHeight :
			this.height() + (parseInt(this.css("borderTopWidth")) || 0) + (parseInt(this.css("borderBottomWidth")) || 0)
				+ (parseInt(this.css("paddingTop")) || 0) + (parseInt(this.css("paddingBottom")) || 0);
};

/**
 * Returns the outer width value (including border) for the first matched element.
 * Cannot be used on document or window.
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").outerWidth()
 * @result 1000
 *
 * @name outerWidth
 * @type Number
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.outerWidth = function() {
	return this[0] == window || this[0] == document ?
		this.width() :
		this.css('display') != 'none' ?
			this[0].offsetWidth :
			this.height() + (parseInt(this.css("borderLeftWidth")) || 0) + (parseInt(this.css("borderRightWidth")) || 0)
				+ (parseInt(this.css("paddingLeft")) || 0) + (parseInt(this.css("paddingRight")) || 0);
};

/**
 * Returns how many pixels the user has scrolled to the right (scrollLeft).
 * Works on containers with overflow: auto and window/document.
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").scrollLeft()
 * @result 100
 *
 * @name scrollLeft
 * @type Number
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.scrollLeft = function() {
	if ( this[0] == window || this[0] == document )
		return self.pageXOffset ||
			jQuery.boxModel && document.documentElement.scrollLeft ||
			document.body.scrollLeft;

	return this[0].scrollLeft;
};

/**
 * Returns how many pixels the user has scrolled to the bottom (scrollTop).
 * Works on containers with overflow: auto and window/document.
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").scrollTop()
 * @result 100
 *
 * @name scrollTop
 * @type Number
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 */
jQuery.fn.scrollTop = function() {
	if ( this[0] == window || this[0] == document )
		return self.pageYOffset ||
			jQuery.boxModel && document.documentElement.scrollTop ||
			document.body.scrollTop;

	return this[0].scrollTop;
};

/**
 * Returns the location of the element in pixels from the top left corner of the viewport.
 *
 * For accurate readings make sure to use pixel values for margins, borders and padding.
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").offset()
 * @result { top: 100, left: 100, scrollTop: 10, scrollLeft: 10 }
 *
 * @example $("#testdiv").offset({ scroll: false })
 * @result { top: 90, left: 90 }
 *
 * @example var offset = {}
 * $("#testdiv").offset({ scroll: false }, offset)
 * @result offset = { top: 90, left: 90 }
 *
 * @name offset
 * @param Object options A hash of options describing what should be included in the final calculations of the offset.
 *                       The options include:
 *                           margin: Should the margin of the element be included in the calculations? True by default.
 *                                   If set to false the margin of the element is subtracted from the total offset.
 *                           border: Should the border of the element be included in the calculations? True by default.
 *                                   If set to false the border of the element is subtracted from the total offset.
 *                           padding: Should the padding of the element be included in the calculations? False by default.
 *                                    If set to true the padding of the element is added to the total offset.
 *                           scroll: Should the scroll offsets of the parent elements be included in the calculations?
 *                                   True by default. When true, it adds the total scroll offsets of all parents to the
 *                                   total offset and also adds two properties to the returned object, scrollTop and
 *                                   scrollLeft. If set to false the scroll offsets of parent elements are ignored.
 *                                   If scroll offsets are not needed, set to false to get a performance boost.
 * @param Object returnObject An object to store the return value in, so as not to break the chain. If passed in the
 *                            chain will not be broken and the result will be assigned to this object.
 * @type Object
 * @cat Plugins/Dimensions
 * @author Brandon Aaron (brandon.aaron@gmail.com || http://brandonaaron.net)
 */
jQuery.fn.offset = function(options, returnObject) {
	var x = 0, y = 0, elem = this[0], parent = this[0], sl = 0, st = 0, options = jQuery.extend({ margin: true, border: true, padding: false, scroll: true }, options || {});
	do {
		x += parent.offsetLeft || 0;
		y += parent.offsetTop  || 0;

		// Mozilla and IE do not add the border
		if (jQuery.browser.mozilla || jQuery.browser.msie) {
			// get borders
			var bt = parseInt(jQuery.css(parent, 'borderTopWidth')) || 0;
			var bl = parseInt(jQuery.css(parent, 'borderLeftWidth')) || 0;

			// add borders to offset
			x += bl;
			y += bt;

			// Mozilla removes the border if the parent has overflow property other than visible
			if (jQuery.browser.mozilla && parent != elem && jQuery.css(parent, 'overflow') != 'visible') {
				x += bl;
				y += bt;
			}
		}

		var op = parent.offsetParent;
		if (op && (op.tagName == 'BODY' || op.tagName == 'HTML')) {
			// Safari doesn't add the body margin for elments positioned with static or relative
			if (jQuery.browser.safari && jQuery.css(parent, 'position') != 'absolute') {
				x += parseInt(jQuery.css(op, 'marginLeft')) || 0;
				y += parseInt(jQuery.css(op, 'marginTop'))  || 0;
			}

			// Exit the loop
			break;
		}

		if (options.scroll) {
			// Need to get scroll offsets in-between offsetParents
			do {
				sl += parent.scrollLeft || 0;
				st += parent.scrollTop  || 0;

				parent = parent.parentNode;

				// Mozilla removes the border if the parent has overflow property other than visible
				if (jQuery.browser.mozilla && parent != elem && parent != op && parent.style && jQuery.css(parent, 'overflow') != 'visible') {
					y += parseInt(jQuery.css(parent, 'borderTopWidth')) || 0;
					x += parseInt(jQuery.css(parent, 'borderLeftWidth')) || 0;
				}
			} while (parent != op);
		} else {
			parent = parent.offsetParent;
		}
	} while (parent);

	if ( !options.margin) {
		x -= parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'marginLeft')) || 0;
		y -= parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'marginTop'))  || 0;
	}

	// Safari and Opera do not add the border for the element
	if ( options.border && (jQuery.browser.safari || jQuery.browser.opera) ) {
		x += parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'borderLeftWidth')) || 0;
		y += parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'borderTopWidth'))  || 0;
	} else if ( !options.border && !(jQuery.browser.safari || jQuery.browser.opera) ) {
		x -= parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'borderLeftWidth')) || 0;
		y -= parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'borderTopWidth'))  || 0;
	}

	if ( options.padding ) {
		x += parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'paddingLeft')) || 0;
		y += parseInt(jQuery.css(elem, 'paddingTop'))  || 0;
	}

	// Opera thinks offset is scroll offset for display: inline elements
	if (options.scroll && jQuery.browser.opera && jQuery.css(elem, 'display') == 'inline') {
		sl -= elem.scrollLeft || 0;
		st -= elem.scrollTop  || 0;
	}

	var returnValue = options.scroll ? { top: y - st, left: x - sl, scrollTop:  st, scrollLeft: sl }
									: { top: y, left: x };

	if (returnObject) { jQuery.extend(returnObject, returnValue); return this; }
	else              { return returnValue; }
};



// FORM PLUGIN

/*
 * jQuery form plugin
 * @requires jQuery v1.0.3
 *
 * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
 *   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 *   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 *
 * Revision: $Id$
 * Version: 0.9
 */

/**
 * ajaxSubmit() provides a mechanism for submitting an HTML form using AJAX.
 *
 * ajaxSubmit accepts a single argument which can be either a success callback function
 * or an options Object.  If a function is provided it will be invoked upon successful
 * completion of the submit and will be passed the response from the server.
 * If an options Object is provided, the following attributes are supported:
 *
 *  target:   Identifies the element(s) in the page to be updated with the server response.
 *            This value may be specified as a jQuery selection string, a jQuery object,
 *            or a DOM element.
 *            default value: null
 *
 *  url:      URL to which the form data will be submitted.
 *            default value: value of form's 'action' attribute
 *
 *  method:   @deprecated use 'type'
 *  type:     The method in which the form data should be submitted, 'GET' or 'POST'.
 *            default value: value of form's 'method' attribute (or 'GET' if none found)
 *
 *  before:   @deprecated use 'beforeSubmit'
 *  beforeSubmit:  Callback method to be invoked before the form is submitted.
 *            default value: null
 *
 *  after:    @deprecated use 'success'
 *  success:  Callback method to be invoked after the form has been successfully submitted
 *            and the response has been returned from the server
 *            default value: null
 *
 *  dataType: Expected dataType of the response.  One of: null, 'xml', 'script', or 'json'
 *            default value: null
 *
 *  semantic: Boolean flag indicating whether data must be submitted in semantic order (slower).
 *            default value: false
 *
 *  resetForm: Boolean flag indicating whether the form should be reset if the submit is successful
 *
 *  clearForm: Boolean flag indicating whether the form should be cleared if the submit is successful
 *
 *
 * The 'beforeSubmit' callback can be provided as a hook for running pre-submit logic or for
 * validating the form data.  If the 'beforeSubmit' callback returns false then the form will
 * not be submitted. The 'beforeSubmit' callback is invoked with three arguments: the form data
 * in array format, the jQuery object, and the options object passed into ajaxSubmit.
 * The form data array takes the following form:
 *
 *     [ { name: 'username', value: 'jresig' }, { name: 'password', value: 'secret' } ]
 *
 * If a 'success' callback method is provided it is invoked after the response has been returned
 * from the server.  It is passed the responseText or responseXML value (depending on dataType).
 * See jQuery.ajax for further details.
 *
 *
 * The dataType option provides a means for specifying how the server response should be handled.
 * This maps directly to the jQuery.httpData method.  The following values are supported:
 *
 *      'xml':    if dataType == 'xml' the server response is treated as XML and the 'after'
 *                   callback method, if specified, will be passed the responseXML value
 *      'json':   if dataType == 'json' the server response will be evaluted and passed to
 *                   the 'after' callback, if specified
 *      'script': if dataType == 'script' the server response is evaluated in the global context
 *
 *
 * Note that it does not make sense to use both the 'target' and 'dataType' options.  If both
 * are provided the target will be ignored.
 *
 * The semantic argument can be used to force form serialization in semantic order.
 * This is normally true anyway, unless the form contains input elements of type='image'.
 * If your form must be submitted with name/value pairs in semantic order and your form
 * contains an input of type='image" then pass true for this arg, otherwise pass false
 * (or nothing) to avoid the overhead for this logic.
 *
 *
 * When used on its own, ajaxSubmit() is typically bound to a form's submit event like this:
 *
 * $("#form-id").submit(function() {
 *     $(this).ajaxSubmit(options);
 *     return false; // cancel conventional submit
 * });
 *
 * When using ajaxForm(), however, this is done for you.
 *
 * @example
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(function(data) {
 *     alert('Form submit succeeded! Server returned: ' + data);
 * });
 * @desc Submit form and alert server response
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     target: '#myTargetDiv'
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc Submit form and update page element with server response
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     success: function(responseText) {
 *         alert(responseText);
 *     }
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc Submit form and alert the server response
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     beforeSubmit: function(formArray, jqForm) {
 *         if (formArray.length == 0) {
 *             alert('Please enter data.');
 *             return false;
 *         }
 *     }
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc Pre-submit validation which aborts the submit operation if form data is empty
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     url: myJsonUrl.php,
 *     dataType: 'json',
 *     success: function(data) {
 *        // 'data' is an object representing the the evaluated json data
 *     }
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc json data returned and evaluated
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     url: myXmlUrl.php,
 *     dataType: 'xml',
 *     success: function(responseXML) {
 *        // responseXML is XML document object
 *        var data = $('myElement', responseXML).text();
 *     }
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc XML data returned from server
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     resetForm: true
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc submit form and reset it if successful
 *
 * @example
 * $('#myForm).submit(function() {
 *    $(this).ajaxSubmit();
 *    return false;
 * });
 * @desc Bind form's submit event to use ajaxSubmit
 *
 *
 * @name ajaxSubmit
 * @type jQuery
 * @param options  object literal containing options which control the form submission process
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 * @return jQuery
 * @see formToArray
 * @see ajaxForm
 * @see $.ajax
 * @author jQuery Community
 */
jQuery.fn.ajaxSubmit = function(options) {
    if (typeof options == 'function')
        options = { success: options };

    options = jQuery.extend({
        url:    this.attr('action') || '',
        method: this.attr('method') || 'GET'
    }, options || {});

    // remap deprecated options (temporarily)
    options.success = options.success || options.after;
    options.beforeSubmit = options.beforeSubmit || options.before;
    options.type = options.type || options.method;

    var a = this.formToArray(options.semantic);

    // give pre-submit callback an opportunity to abort the submit
    if (options.beforeSubmit && options.beforeSubmit(a, this, options) === false) return this;

    var q = jQuery.param(a);

    if (options.type.toUpperCase() == 'GET') {
        // if url already has a '?' then append args after '&'
        options.url += (options.url.indexOf('?') >= 0 ? '&' : '?') + q;
        options.data = null;  // data is null for 'get'
    }
    else
        options.data = q; // data is the query string for 'post'

    var $form = this, callbacks = [];
    if (options.resetForm) callbacks.push(function() { $form.resetForm(); });
    if (options.clearForm) callbacks.push(function() { $form.clearForm(); });

    // perform a load on the target only if dataType is not provided
    if (!options.dataType && options.target) {
        var oldSuccess = options.success || function(){};
        callbacks.push(function(data, status) {
            jQuery(options.target).attr("innerHTML", data).evalScripts().each(oldSuccess, [data, status]);
        });
    }
    else if (options.success)
        callbacks.push(options.success);

    options.success = function(data, status) {
        for (var i=0, max=callbacks.length; i < max; i++)
            callbacks[i](data, status);
    };

    jQuery.ajax(options);
    return this;
};

/**
 * ajaxForm() provides a mechanism for fully automating form submission.
 *
 * The advantages of using this method instead of ajaxSubmit() are:
 *
 * 1: This method will include coordinates for <input type="image" /> elements (if the element
 *    is used to submit the form).
 * 2. This method will include the submit element's name/value data (for the element that was
 *    used to submit the form).
 * 3. This method binds the submit() method to the form for you.
 *
 * Note that for accurate x/y coordinates of image submit elements in all browsers
 * you need to also use the "dimensions" plugin (this method will auto-detect its presence).
 *
 * The options argument for ajaxForm works exactly as it does for ajaxSubmit.  ajaxForm merely
 * passes the options argument along after properly binding events for submit elements and
 * the form itself.  See ajaxSubmit for a full description of the options argument.
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     target: '#myTargetDiv'
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSForm(options);
 * @desc Bind form's submit event so that 'myTargetDiv' is updated with the server response
 *       when the form is submitted.
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     success: function(responseText) {
 *         alert(responseText);
 *     }
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc Bind form's submit event so that server response is alerted after the form is submitted.
 *
 *
 * @example
 * var options = {
 *     beforeSubmit: function(formArray, jqForm) {
 *         if (formArray.length == 0) {
 *             alert('Please enter data.');
 *             return false;
 *         }
 *     }
 * };
 * $('#myForm').ajaxSubmit(options);
 * @desc Bind form's submit event so that pre-submit callback is invoked before the form
 *       is submitted.
 *
 *
 * @name   ajaxForm
 * @param  options  object literal containing options which control the form submission process
 * @return jQuery
 * @cat    Plugins/Form
 * @type   jQuery
 * @see    ajaxSubmit
 * @author jQuery Community
 */
jQuery.fn.ajaxForm = function(options) {
    return this.each(function() {
        jQuery("input:submit,input:image,button:submit", this).click(function(ev) {
            var $form = this.form;
            $form.clk = this;
            if (this.type == 'image') {
                if (ev.offsetX != undefined) {
                    $form.clk_x = ev.offsetX;
                    $form.clk_y = ev.offsetY;
                } else if (typeof jQuery.fn.offset == 'function') { // try to use dimensions plugin
                    var offset = jQuery(this).offset();
                    $form.clk_x = ev.pageX - offset.left;
                    $form.clk_y = ev.pageY - offset.top;
                } else {
                    $form.clk_x = ev.pageX - this.offsetLeft;
                    $form.clk_y = ev.pageY - this.offsetTop;
                }
            }
            // clear form vars
            setTimeout(function() {
                $form.clk = $form.clk_x = $form.clk_y = null;
                }, 10);
        })
    }).submit(function(e) {
        jQuery(this).ajaxSubmit(options);
        return false;
    });
};


/**
 * formToArray() gathers form element data into an array of objects that can
 * be passed to any of the following ajax functions: $.get, $.post, or load.
 * Each object in the array has both a 'name' and 'value' property.  An example of
 * an array for a simple login form might be:
 *
 * [ { name: 'username', value: 'jresig' }, { name: 'password', value: 'secret' } ]
 *
 * It is this array that is passed to pre-submit callback functions provided to the
 * ajaxSubmit() and ajaxForm() methods.
 *
 * The semantic argument can be used to force form serialization in semantic order.
 * This is normally true anyway, unless the form contains input elements of type='image'.
 * If your form must be submitted with name/value pairs in semantic order and your form
 * contains an input of type='image" then pass true for this arg, otherwise pass false
 * (or nothing) to avoid the overhead for this logic.
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myForm").formToArray();
 * $.post( "myscript.cgi", data );
 * @desc Collect all the data from a form and submit it to the server.
 *
 * @name formToArray
 * @param semantic true if serialization must maintain strict semantic ordering of elements (slower)
 * @type Array<Object>
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 * @see ajaxForm
 * @see ajaxSubmit
 * @author jQuery Community
 */
jQuery.fn.formToArray = function(semantic) {
    var a = [];
    if (this.length == 0) return a;

    var form = this[0];
    var els = semantic ? form.getElementsByTagName('*') : form.elements;
    if (!els) return a;
    for(var i=0, max=els.length; i < max; i++) {
        var el = els[i];
        var n = el.name;
        if (!n) continue;

        if (semantic && form.clk && el.type == "image") {
            // handle image inputs on the fly when semantic == true
            if(!el.disabled && form.clk == el)
                a.push({name: n+'.x', value: form.clk_x}, {name: n+'.y', value: form.clk_y});
            continue;
        }
        var v = jQuery.fieldValue(el, true);
        if (v === null) continue;
        if (v.constructor == Array) {
            for(var j=0, jmax=v.length; j < jmax; j++)
                a.push({name: n, value: v[j]});
        }
        else
            a.push({name: n, value: v});
    }

    if (!semantic && form.clk) {
        // input type=='image' are not found in elements array! handle them here
        var inputs = form.getElementsByTagName("input");
        for(var i=0, max=inputs.length; i < max; i++) {
            var input = inputs[i];
            var n = input.name;
            if(n && !input.disabled && input.type == "image" && form.clk == input)
                a.push({name: n+'.x', value: form.clk_x}, {name: n+'.y', value: form.clk_y});
        }
    }
    return a;
};


/**
 * Serializes form data into a 'submittable' string. This method will return a string
 * in the format: name1=value1&amp;name2=value2
 *
 * The semantic argument can be used to force form serialization in semantic order.
 * If your form must be submitted with name/value pairs in semantic order then pass
 * true for this arg, otherwise pass false (or nothing) to avoid the overhead for
 * this logic (which can be significant for very large forms).
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myForm").formSerialize();
 * $.ajax('POST', "myscript.cgi", data);
 * @desc Collect all the data from a form into a single string
 *
 * @name formSerialize
 * @param semantic true if serialization must maintain strict semantic ordering of elements (slower)
 * @type String
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 * @see formToArray
 * @author jQuery Community
 */
jQuery.fn.formSerialize = function(semantic) {
    //hand off to jQuery.param for proper encoding
    return jQuery.param(this.formToArray(semantic));
};


/**
 * Serializes all field elements in the jQuery object into a query string.
 * This method will return a string in the format: name1=value1&amp;name2=value2
 *
 * The successful argument controls whether or not serialization is limited to
 * 'successful' controls (per http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#successful-controls).
 * The default value of the successful argument is true.
 *
 * @example var data = $("input").formSerialize();
 * @desc Collect the data from all successful input elements into a query string
 *
 * @example var data = $(":radio").formSerialize();
 * @desc Collect the data from all successful radio input elements into a query string
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myForm :checkbox").formSerialize();
 * @desc Collect the data from all successful checkbox input elements in myForm into a query string
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myForm :checkbox").formSerialize(false);
 * @desc Collect the data from all checkbox elements in myForm (even the unchecked ones) into a query string
 *
 * @example var data = $(":input").formSerialize();
 * @desc Collect the data from all successful input, select, textarea and button elements into a query string
 *
 * @name fieldSerialize
 * @param successful true if only successful controls should be serialized (default is true)
 * @type String
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 */
jQuery.fn.fieldSerialize = function(successful) {
    var a = [];
    this.each(function() {
        var n = this.name;
        if (!n) return;
        var v = jQuery.fieldValue(this, successful);
        if (v && v.constructor == Array) {
            for (var i=0,max=v.length; i < max; i++)
                a.push({name: n, value: v[i]});
        }
        else if (v !== null && typeof v != 'undefined')
            a.push({name: this.name, value: v});
    });
    //hand off to jQuery.param for proper encoding
    return jQuery.param(a);
};


/**
 * Returns the value of the field element in the jQuery object.  If there is more than one field element
 * in the jQuery object the value of the first successful one is returned.
 *
 * The successful argument controls whether or not the field element must be 'successful'
 * (per http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#successful-controls).
 * The default value of the successful argument is true.  If this value is false then
 * the value of the first field element in the jQuery object is returned.
 *
 * Note: If no valid value can be determined the return value will be undifined.
 *
 * Note: The fieldValue returned for a select-multiple element or for a checkbox input will
 *       always be an array if it is not undefined.
 *
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myPasswordElement").formValue();
 * @desc Gets the current value of the myPasswordElement element
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myForm :input").formValue();
 * @desc Get the value of the first successful control in the jQuery object.
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myForm :checkbox").formValue();
 * @desc Get the array of values for the first set of successful checkbox controls in the jQuery object.
 *
 * @example var data = $("#mySingleSelect").formValue();
 * @desc Get the value of the select control
 *
 * @example var data = $("#myMultiSelect").formValue();
 * @desc Get the array of selected values for the select-multiple control
 *
 * @name fieldValue
 * @param Boolean successful true if value returned must be for a successful controls (default is true)
 * @type String or Array<String>
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 */
jQuery.fn.fieldValue = function(successful) {
    var cbVal, cbName;

    // loop until we find a value
    for (var i=0, max=this.length; i < max; i++) {
        var el = this[i];
        var v = jQuery.fieldValue(el, successful);
        if (v === null || typeof v == 'undefined' || (v.constructor == Array && !v.length))
            continue;

        // for checkboxes, consider multiple elements, for everything else just return first valid value
        if (el.type != 'checkbox') return v;

        cbName = cbName || el.name;
        if (cbName != el.name) // return if we hit a checkbox with a different name
            return cbVal;
        cbVal = cbVal || [];
        cbVal.push(v);
    }
    return cbVal;
};

/**
 * Returns the value of the field element.
 *
 * The successful argument controls whether or not the field element must be 'successful'
 * (per http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#successful-controls).
 * The default value of the successful argument is true.  If the given element is not
 * successful and the successful arg is not false then the returned value will be null.
 *
 * Note: The fieldValue returned for a select-multiple element will always be an array.
 *
 * @example var data = jQuery.fieldValue($("#myPasswordElement")[0]);
 * @desc Gets the current value of the myPasswordElement element
 *
 * @name fieldValue
 * @param Element el The DOM element for which the value will be returned
 * @param Boolean successful true if value returned must be for a successful controls (default is true)
 * @type String or Array<String>
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 */
jQuery.fieldValue = function(el, successful) {
    var n = el.name, t = el.type, tag = el.tagName.toLowerCase();
    if (typeof successful == 'undefined') successful = true;

    if (successful && ( !n || el.disabled || t == 'reset' ||
        (t == 'checkbox' || t == 'radio') && !el.checked ||
        (t == 'submit' || t == 'image') && el.form && el.form.clk != el ||
        tag == 'select' && el.selectedIndex == -1))
            return null;

    if (tag == 'select') {
        var index = el.selectedIndex;
        if (index < 0) return null;
        var a = [], ops = el.options;
        var one = (t == 'select-one');
        var max = (one ? index+1 : ops.length);
        for(var i=(one ? index : 0); i < max; i++) {
            var op = ops[i];
            if (op.selected) {
                // extra pain for IE...
                var v = jQuery.browser.msie && !(op.attributes['value'].specified) ? op.text : op.value;
                if (one) return v;
                a.push(v);
            }
        }
        return a;
    }
    return el.value;
};


/**
 * Clears the form data.  Takes the following actions on the form's input fields:
 *  - input text fields will have their 'value' property set to the empty string
 *  - select elements will have their 'selectedIndex' property set to -1
 *  - checkbox and radio inputs will have their 'checked' property set to false
 *  - inputs of type submit, button, reset, and hidden will *not* be effected
 *  - button elements will *not* be effected
 *
 * @example $('form').clearForm();
 * @desc Clears all forms on the page.
 *
 * @name clearForm
 * @type jQuery
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 * @see resetForm
 */
jQuery.fn.clearForm = function() {
    return this.each(function() {
        jQuery('input,select,textarea', this).clearFields();
    });
};

/**
 * Clears the selected form elements.  Takes the following actions on the matched elements:
 *  - input text fields will have their 'value' property set to the empty string
 *  - select elements will have their 'selectedIndex' property set to -1
 *  - checkbox and radio inputs will have their 'checked' property set to false
 *  - inputs of type submit, button, reset, and hidden will *not* be effected
 *  - button elements will *not* be effected
 *
 * @example $('.myInputs').clearFields();
 * @desc Clears all inputs with class myInputs
 *
 * @name clearFields
 * @type jQuery
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 * @see clearForm
 */
jQuery.fn.clearFields = jQuery.fn.clearInputs = function() {
    return this.each(function() {
        var t = this.type, tag = this.tagName.toLowerCase();
        if (t == 'text' || t == 'password' || tag == 'textarea')
            this.value = '';
        else if (t == 'checkbox' || t == 'radio')
            this.checked = false;
        else if (tag == 'select')
            this.selectedIndex = -1;
    });
};


/**
 * Resets the form data.  Causes all form elements to be reset to their original value.
 *
 * @example $('form').resetForm();
 * @desc Resets all forms on the page.
 *
 * @name resetForm
 * @type jQuery
 * @cat Plugins/Form
 * @see clearForm
 */
jQuery.fn.resetForm = function() {
    return this.each(function() {
        // guard against an input with the name of 'reset'
        // note that IE reports the reset function as an 'object'
        if (typeof this.reset == 'function' || (typeof this.reset == 'object' && !this.reset.nodeType))
            this.reset();
    });
};