Is there any equivalent in jquery for prototype serialize()

I am trying to pass form's data to jquery ajax request. i find easy way for prototype $('formid').serialize() which will reqtur开发者_如何学Pythonn a string with all elements name and their value inside that form, ready for ajax request in a handy way. that's easy.

so is there any equivalent in jquery?

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Yes it's the same: http://api.jquery.com/serialize