JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="div1">
<input type="text" name="txt1" />
<input type="radio" name="radio1" value="m" />
<input type="radio" name="radio1" value="f" />
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox1" value="opt1" />
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox1" value="opt2" />
</div>
<button type="button" id="btn1">Click</button>
JavaScript
(function($) {
var oldHTML = $.fn.html;
$.fn.formhtml = function() {
if (arguments.length) return oldHTML.apply(this, arguments);
$("input,textarea,button", this).each(function() {
this.setAttribute('value', this.value);
});
$(":radio,:checkbox", this).each(function() {
// im not really even sure you need to do this for "checked"
// but what the heck, better safe than sorry
if (this.checked) this.prop("checked",true);
else this.removeAttribute('checked');
});
$("option", this).each(function() {
// also not sure, but, better safe...
if (this.selected) this.setAttribute('selected', 'selected');
else this.removeAttribute('selected');
});
return oldHTML.apply(this);
};
//optional to override real .html() if you want
// $.fn.html = $.fn.formhtml;
})(jQuery);
$('#btn1').click(function() {
alert($('#div1').formhtml());
alert(document.getElementById('div1').innerHTML);
var div1 = $('#div1');
div1.clone().insertAfter(div1);
});