[jQuery] Reset individual form objects to their original display state

[jQuery] Reset individual form objects to their original display state


I have a need to reset individual form objects to their original
state. When the document loads I save the element like this:
    var origFormData = {};
    $(document).ready(function(){
        // Save original form data for each input field
        $(":input").each(function(){
            origFormData[this.name] = $(this);
        });
    });
For example I have a form with fields named name, age, and dept
selectable by $("#name"), $("#age"), and $("#dept") respectably.
How would I go about later restoring/resetting a specific field. Is
there a simple way to overwrite the object represented by $("#name)
with origFormData.name?