jQuery UI Draggable/Sortable - Get reference to new item

Question

I am using the jQuery UI Draggable/Sortable demo (http://jqueryui.com/demos/draggable/#sortable) for the basis of my project. I need to get a reference to the

Answer 1

And if you want another very rough-and-ready way to get that item just to remove it or something, just reference it in the drop as

var _clone = $(".ui-draggable-dragging");

Of course that class is removed just AFTER the drop, so that reference gets lost and you can't do anything that isn't immediate.

The answer above is more robust but if you're in a crazy rush...