JQuery: Get original input value

Question

Is it possible to get the initial value of a form input field?

For example:

Answer 1

The HTML does change. Just that the browser's default view source tool always shows you the original source fetched from server. If you use something like Firebug, you'll be able to see the dynamic changes in HTML.

One way of getting the initial value is by storing it in an additional attribute in addition to 'value'. For example, if you serve out your HTML like:

You can always get back the original value by calling:

$("#one").attr("origvalue");