jQuery get DOM element as string

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How about

$(selector).prop("outerHTML");

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var selector = ":input[type=text]:first";var str = $(selector).clone().wrap('<div/>').parent().html();

Update You don't need to worry about calling .parent() since you're working with an orphaned clone of the original selector.

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Use jQuery.html() by appending to a created element.

$('<div/>').append($(":input[type=text]:first").clone()).html()

Here is a fiddle providing an example: http://jsfiddle.net/Zwbmx/1/

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