(function ($) {
	$.fn.OpenRealtyserialize = function(options) {
		return jQuery.param(this.serializeArray(options));
	};

	$.fn.serializeArray = function(options) {
        var defaults = {emptyValues:true, emptyCheckboxes:false};
	    options = $.extend(defaults, options);

        function vcheck(name, val) {
        	//alert(name);
        	name = name.replace('.','orperiodor');
            return ((val || options.emptyValues) ? {name: name, value: val} : null);
        }

		return this.map(function(){
			return this.elements ? jQuery.makeArray(this.elements) : this;
		})
		.filter(function(){
			return this.name && !this.disabled &&
				((this.checked || (options.emptyCheckboxes && options.emptyValues && this.type == 'checkbox') ) ||
				    /select|textarea/i.test(this.nodeName) ||
					/text|hidden|password|search/i.test(this.type));
		})
		.map(function(i, elem){
			var val = jQuery(this).val();
			return val == null ? null :
				jQuery.isArray(val) ?
					jQuery.map( val, function(val, i){
						return vcheck(elem.name, val);
					}) :
                    (options.emptyCheckboxes && this.type == 'checkbox' && !this.checked) ? 
                        vcheck(elem.name, '') : 
					    vcheck(elem.name, val);
		}).get();
	};

})(jQuery);