Jquery clone original HTML not DOM

Question

I need to clone a section of markup that has already been modified in the DOM. I want to get the original HTML source - what is seen in View > Source.

clone() uses what's in the DOM

Answer 1

You can't.

If you need it, store the original markup in a JavaScript var before making any modifications.

Answer 2

Try putting it in a variable before the DOM is manipulated. I use this method for jQuery templating... var template = $('#template').html()