[jQuery] save dom element for later

[jQuery] save dom element for later

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello –<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’ve just started using jquery today and it’s
great.<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>One problem I’m having is – I don’t see
how to pull out a dom element, and then later re-attach it.<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m trying<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>save_for_later = $(‘#mydiv’);<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>// then later …<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>$(‘#oldstuff’).append(save_for_later);<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This just appends the string “[object Object].” Using
get(0) to get the DOM element out of it, then appending that gets me “[object
DivElement]” or somesuch.<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I suppose I can save $(‘#mydiv’).get(0).innerHTML
… Then when I append it, I’d have to re-create the container…
i.e. $(‘#oldstuff’).append(“<div id=’mydiv’>”
+ save_for_later + “</div>”); <o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>But that seems really clumsy – there must be a more
graceful way?<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Ethan<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font>
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