.html() does not work when <input type="text"> is updated

[kiphughes@…]

This should explain it all. Look at the alert, it's not displaying what is expected.

​http://jsfiddle.net/xMwAE/25/

[ajpiano]

When you set the value of an input element using .val() (or elem.value), you are updating a DOM property, not an HTML attribute. This issue comes up frequently. As to just why .val() is so anomalous, I cannot provide a great answer at the moment. I am not sure if this is something that is "fixable" with jQuery or if it is an issue inherent to this particular property. Perhaps someone else can provide some illumination?

[dmethvin]

This is a problem similar to #3016 and #1736; dynamic values are not guaranteed to be copied when nodes are cloned or serialized to a string. All the general fixes would be horribly complex to implement but if you have a breakthrough idea let us know.