serialize in ajax jquery code example

Example 1: jquery serialize

var datastring = $("#contactForm").serialize();
$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "your url.php",
    data: datastring,
    dataType: "json",
    success: function(data) {
        //var obj = jQuery.parseJSON(data); if the dataType is not specified as json uncomment this
        // do what ever you want with the server response
    },
    error: function() {
        alert('error handling here');
    }
});

Example 2: how to use serialize in ajax

$.ajax({
    type : 'POST',
    url : 'url',
    data : {
        $('#form').serialize(),
        par1 : 1,
        par2 : '2',
        par3: 232
    }
}