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HTML

<input type="text" value="Test 1" /><br />
<input type="text" value="Test 2" /><br />
<input type="text" value="Test 3" /><br />
<br />
<h2><b>Returned value</b></h2>
<br />
<p>Expected value's type: [object Array]</p>
<p>Expected value: ['Test1', 'Test2', 'Test3']</p>
<br />
<p>Returned value's type: <span id="returned-value-type"></span></p>
<p>Returned value: <span id="returned-value"></span></p>

JavaScript

var values = $('input').val();

$('#returned-value-type').text(typeof values);
$('#returned-value').text(values);