adding content using .html() method:-- but lost the clicked content ie"this"

Question

i want to copy a content from one div when clicked and write it to other div:

But when doing this i lost the clicked content from first div:

$(img).click(function(){
  var newdiv=this;
  $(".second").html(newdiv);
});

i have two divs with class first and second. frist div having images.

why i lost the first div's content or the click element, ie "this"

pls give me a solution

Answer 1

I think you want:

$(".first").click(function(){

var newdiv=$(this).html();

$(".second").html(newdiv);

})

Edit (thanks gnarf!)

Answer 2

I'm assuming that you want to put any .first img inside of .second when it is clicked on:

$('.first img').click(function() {
  var $this = $(this);
  $('.second').empty().append($this.clone());
});