How to move an element into another element?

You may want to use the appendTo function (which adds to the end of the element):
$(“#source”).appendTo(“#destination”);

Alternatively you could use the prependTo function (which adds to the beginning of the element):
$(“#source”).prependTo(“#destination”);

Example:

$(“#appendTo”).click(function() {

$(“#moveMeIntoMain”).appendTo($(“#main”));

});

$(“#prependTo”).click(function() {

$(“#moveMeIntoMain”).prependTo($(“#main”));

});
#main {

border: 2px solid blue;

min-height: 100px;

}

.moveMeIntoMain {

border: 1px solid red;

}

appendTo main

prependTo main

my solution:
MOVE:
jQuery(“#NodesToMove”).detach().appendTo(‘#DestinationContainerNode’)

COPY:
jQuery(“#NodesToMove”).appendTo(‘#DestinationContainerNode’)

Note the usage of .detach(). When copying, be careful that you are not duplicating IDs.