<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title></title> </head> <body> <form> <select name="single"> <option>Single1</option> <option>Single2</option> </select> <br /> <select name="multiple" multiple="multiple"> <option selected="selected">Multiple1</option> <option>Multiple2</option> <option selected="selected">Multiple3</option> </select> <br/> <input type="checkbox" name="check" value="check1" id="ch1"/> <label for="ch1">check1</label> <input type="checkbox" name="check" value="check2" checked="checked" id="ch2"/> <label for="ch2">check2</label> <br /> <input type="radio" name="radio" value="radio1" checked="checked" id="r1"/> <label for="r1">radio1</label> <input type="radio" name="radio" value="radio2" id="r2"/> <label for="r2">radio2</label> </form> <p id="results"></p> <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> function showValues() { var str = $("form").serialize(); $("#results").text(str); } $(":checkbox, :radio").click(showValues); $("select").change(showValues); showValues(); </script> </body> </html>