HTML DOM insertAdjacentElement() Method
Example
Move a span element to after the header element:
var s = document.getElementById("mySpan");
var h = document.getElementById("myH2");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterend",
s);
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Definition and Usage
The insertAdjacentElement() method inserts a
the specified element into a specified position.
Legal position values are:
"afterbegin"
"afterend"
"beforebegin"
"beforeend"
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| insertAdjacentElement() | Yes | 8 | 48 | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
node.insertAdjacentElement(position, element)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| position | String | Required. A position relative to the element. Legal values: "afterbegin" - After the beginning of the element (as the first child) "afterend" - After the element "beforebegin" - Before the element "beforeend" - Before the end of the element (as the last child) |
| element | HTML Element | The element you want to insert |
More Examples
Example
Using the "afterbegin" value:
var s = document.getElementById("mySpan");
var h = document.getElementById("myH2");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterbegin",
s);
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Example
Using the "beforebegin" value:
var s = document.getElementById("mySpan");
var h = document.getElementById("myH2");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterbegin",
s);
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Example
Using the "beforeend" value:
var s = document.getElementById("mySpan");
var h = document.getElementById("myH2");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterbegin",
s);
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