How to serialize everything but the checkbox elements in jQuery.serialize()?

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My quesiton was if there is a way to serialize all form elements using serialize() function except the checkboxes?

The answer, by Simeon, was:

The .serialize() method can act on a jQuery object that has selected individual form elements, such as<input>, <textarea>, and <select>.

You could do this:

var s = $('#post-form').find('input, textarea, select').not(':checkbox').serialize()