How to clone (and restore) a DOM subtree

Question

I would like to modify a DOM subtree and restore it after a while. How can I save a sub-tree copy aside (to play with the actual subtree)? How can I restore the saved copy a

Answer 1

you can use $.data()... method

    $.data(document.body, "sortElement", "0"); //set value
    $.data(document.body, "sortElement");        //read value

this was you can store all waht you want in a dictionary type - and then reuse it later.

http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.data/