SelectParser

A small class for turning an HTML select element into an array of javascript objects.

Usage

Simply call:

window.SelectParser.select_to_array( html_element )

And get back an ordered array of options:

[
# Groups
{
array_index: index in the returned array
children: number of children in the group
disabled: group disabled state
group: is a group (true|false)
label: group label
},
# Options
{
array_index: index in the returned array
disabled: option disabled state
group_array_index: if the option is part of a group, the group's index in the returned array
options_index: index in the form options array
selected: option selected state
text: option text
value: option value
},
# Blank Options
{
array_index: index in the returned array
empty: true
options_index: index in the form options array
}
]