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Values
Makes it trivial to get/set values for any DOM element(s) very intelligently and extensibly. Simply add "name" attribute(s) (as you do for form elements) to the elements whose values you wish to retrieve or set and call values() on a selection to retrieve those keys/values in a handy little hash object.
To get all values:
var values = $('form').values();
To set values:
$('#demo').values({ foo: 'bar', answer: 42 });
To get one value:
var foo = $('.bar').values('foo');
To set one value:
$('.bar').values('foo', 'bar');
Another way to think of this is as using your markup as a bi-directional template that needs no extra syntax. Rather than replacing special placeholders, it uses element attributes to identify where values should be set or retrieved. This allows the data binding to work in both directions and does not require separate template files, you can work directly on your markup.
For more details on all available functions and configuration options, see the comments in the source.
