Flip it to hidden What is the value of the hidden field?
$("a.flipIt").click(function(){
var input = $('#test');
var hidden = $('<input type="hidden" id="'
+input.attr('id')
+'" value="'
+input.val()
+'"/>').insertBefore(input);
input.remove();
});
$("a.showHidden").click(function(){
alert($("input:hidden").attr("value"));
});