check if an input from a specific form typing jquery code example

Example: jquery get all input name and values and submit

$("form").submit(function(){ return validateForm($(this)) });
function validateForm(form){
var retVal = true;
var re;
$.each(form.serializeArray(), function(i, field) {
  var input = $('input[name='+field.name+']');
  field.value = $.trim(field.value);
  switch(field.name){
    case "name" :
        and another cases...
      }
    })
 }