Get selected element's outer HTML

Question

I\'m trying to get the HTML of a selected object with jQuery. I am aware of the .html() function; the issue is that I need the HTML including the selected obje

Answer 1

jQuery plugin as a shorthand to directly get the whole element HTML:

jQuery.fn.outerHTML = function () {
    return jQuery('
').append(this.eq(0).clone()).html();
};

And use it like this: $(".element").outerHTML();