Clone HTML using jQuery

by Vincy. Last modified on July 12th, 2022.

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to copy and insert HTML element dynamically. In the previous tutorial, we have added HTML form elements dynamically by using jQuery load() function.

In this example, we are using jQuery clone() to copy HTML element. And then by using jquery insert function, we are adding an element to the target div.

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HTML Textbox to Clone

This code contains textbox input to specify product name and price. This input element is cloned for adding multiple product entries.

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<DIV id="product-header">
<DIV class="float-left"> </DIV>
<DIV class="float-left col-heading">Item Name</DIV>
<DIV class="float-left col-heading">Item Price</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV id="product">
	<DIV class="product-item float-clear" style="clear:both;">
	<DIV class="float-left"><input type="checkbox" name="item_index[]" /></DIV>
	<DIV class="float-left"><input type="text" name="item_name[]" /></DIV>
	<DIV class="float-left"><input type="text" name="item_price[]" /></DIV>
	</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV class="btn-action float-clear">
<input type="button" name="add_item" value="Add More" onClick="addMore();" />
<input type="button" name="del_item" value="Delete" onClick="deleteRow();" />
</DIV>

jQuery Clone Function

In this script, we are using jQuery clone and insert functions to add dynamic textboxes in the product form.

function addMore() {
	$(".product-item:last").clone().insertAfter(".product-item:last");	
}
function deleteRow() {
	$('DIV.product-item').each(function(index, item){
		jQuery(':checkbox', this).each(function () {
            if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
				$(item).remove();
            }
        });
	});
}

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Vincy
Written by Vincy, a web developer with 15+ years of experience and a Masters degree in Computer Science. She specializes in building modern, lightweight websites using PHP, JavaScript, React, and related technologies. Phppot helps you in mastering web development through over a decade of publishing quality tutorials.

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