jQuery remove item from serialized array

You could use vanilla JS' filter() method like this:

serializeRemove : function(thisArray, thisName) {
    "use strict";
    return thisArray.filter( function( item ) {
               return item.name != thisName;
           });
}

filter() uses the callback function to test each element of the array. If the function returns true the element will be in the result. If it returns false, the element will be dropped.

filter() is supported by all major browsers and IE9+.

You can use delete which is a standard JavaScript operator: http://jsfiddle.net/2NsUD/

var array = [ 
    { 'name' : 'item1', 'value' : '1' }, 
    { 'name' : 'item2', 'value' : '2' }, 
    { 'name' : 'item3', 'value' : 3 } 
];

var arrayClean = function(thisArray, thisName) {
    "use strict";
    $.each(thisArray, function(index, item) {
        if (item.name == thisName) {
            delete thisArray[index];      
        }
    });
}

console.log(array);
arrayClean(array, 'item3');
console.log(array);​