How do I clear all the fields in a variable html content? (preferably with jQuery)

Question

I need to reset all the form fields in an HTML content I saved in a variable. I searched the internet and here too. But none of what I\'ve found has worked yet. It won\'t su

Answer 1

This is a bit of a guess as I don't know what your mark-up looks like but jQuery 'find' may not work depending on how the html string is structured - have a look at this question -

Using jQuery to search a string of HTML

You could try looping through the 'content' string, then update each form element individually and add them to relevant container, something like -

$(content).each(function () {
   if (this.nodeName == 'INPUT') $(this).val('');
   if (this.nodeName == 'SELECT') $(this).children('option').prop('selected','');
   $("#moveto").append(this);
});

Working demo - http://jsfiddle.net/vFMWD/5/