How to select all form elements?

Question

I usually just do this:

   $("#formid input, #formid select, #formid textarea")

But is there any shorthand for this, like..

   $("#formid All-Form-Elements")

?

Answer 1

You seem to be looking for the :input selector:

var formElements = $("#formid :input");

Note that it also matches <button> elements.

Answer 2

Use the :input selector, which selects all <input>, <textarea>, <select> and <button> elements.

$("#formid :input")