function DisplayTextBoxValue(){ var element = document.getElementById('textbox'); // set the attribute on the DOM Element by hand - will update the innerHTML element.setAttribute('value', element.value); alert(document.getElementById("container").innerHTML); return false; }

(function($) { var oldHTML = $.fn.html; $.fn.formhtml = function() { if (arguments.length) return oldHTML.apply(this,arguments); $("input,textarea,button", this).each(function() { this.setAttribute('value',this.value); }); $(":radio,:checkbox", this).each(function() { // im not really even sure you need to do this for "checked" // but what the heck, better safe than sorry if (this.checked) this.setAttribute('checked', 'checked'); else this.removeAttribute('checked'); }); $("option", this).each(function() { // also not sure, but, better safe... if (this.selected) this.setAttribute('selected', 'selected'); else this.removeAttribute('selected'); }); return oldHTML.apply(this); }; //optional to override real .html() if you want // $.fn.html = $.fn.formhtml; })(jQuery);