function formToArray(formname) {
	if (formname == null) {
		return null;
	}
	
  // get all the inputs into an array.
  var $inputs = $('#'+formname+' :input');

  // not sure if you wanted this, but I thought I'd add it.
  // get an associative array of just the values.
  var values = {};
  $inputs.each(function() {
    values[this.name] = $(this).val();
  });
	
  return values;
}

(function(){
Function.prototype.bind = function(context) {
  var m = this; // référence l'instance de Function
  return function() {
    return m.apply(context, arguments);
  }
}
})();

function trim(str, chars) {
  return ltrim(rtrim(str, chars), chars);
}

function ltrim(str, chars) {
  chars = chars || "\\s";
  return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}

function rtrim(str, chars) {
  chars = chars || "\\s";
  return str.replace(new RegExp("[" + chars + "]+$", "g"), "");
}