Have you tried using the .attr() or .val() functions to modify the
value of the cloned node?
var node = $("some node").clone(true).val("some value");
var node = $("some node").clone(true).attr("some attr", "some value");On 14 May, 00:13, rmfjcr <rmf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everybody. > I've got a form where users can insert ingredients (name, quantity) > for recipes. as they need more couples to store all the ingredients, > they use the "add ingredient" link to obtain another couple of input > fields. Here comes the problem: I need to increment the value of the > hidden input field which precedes the two visible input fields. > I kwon there is a clone function in jquery but it makes the exact > copy. How can I use clone and modify the given html? > Here's the code: > Starting form... > > <form action="insertIngredients.php" method="post"> > <!-- first ingredient --> > <input type="hidden" name="ingr_num[]" value="1" /> > <label for="ingr_name">Name</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_name[]" /><br /> > > <label for="ingr_qty">Qty</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_qty[]" /><br /> > > <input class="submit" type="submit" value="Insert > Ingredients" /> > </form> > > I want to obtain this... > > <form action="insertIngredients.php" method="post"> > <!-- first ingredient --> > <input type="hidden" name="ingr_num[]" value="1" /> > > <label for="ingr_name">Name</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_name[]" /><br /> > > <label for="ingr_qty">Qty</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_qty[]" /><br /> > > <!-- second ingredient --> > <input type="hidden" name="ingr_num[]" value="2" /> > > <label for="ingr_name">Name</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_name[]" /><br /> > > <label for="ingr_qty">Qty</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_qty[]" /><br /> > > <!-- third ingredient --> > <input type="hidden" name="ingr_num[]" value="3" /> > > <label for="ingr_name">Name</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_name[]" /><br /> > > <label for="ingr_qty">Qty</label><br /> > <input type="text" name="ingr_qty[]" /><br /> > > <input class="submit" type="submit" value="Insert > Ingredients" /> > </form> > > Any suggestion would be appreciated. > Thanks.
