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<form>
    <div id="container">
    <input type="text" value="" /><br />
    <textarea></textarea><br />
    <select>
    <option value="1" selected="selected">1</option>
    <option value="2">2</option>
    <option value="3">3</option>
        </select><br/>    
    <select>
        <option>First</option>
        <option>Second</option>
        <option>Third</option>
        </select>  <br/>
    <input type="checkbox" name="chk"  />Checkbox1<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="chk" /> Checkbox2 <br />
</div>  
<input id="butt" type="button" value="Test" />
<div id="clonedItem"></div>
</form> 

<script>
$('#butt').click(function(){
    
var $orginal = $('form #container');
var $cloned = $orginal.clone();

//get original selects into a jq object
var $originalSelects = $orginal.find('select');
$cloned.find('select').each(function(index, item) {
     //set new select to value of old select
     $(item).val( $originalSelects.eq(index).val() );

});
//get original textareas into a jq object
var $originalTextareas = $orginal.find('textarea');

$cloned.find('textarea').each(function(index, item) {
//set new textareas to value of old textareas
$(item).val($originalTextareas.eq(index).val());
}); 
$cloned.appendTo('#clonedItem');
});
</script>