insertAdjacentElement Method

Inserts an element at the specified location.

Syntax

oElement = object.insertAdjacentElement(sWhere, oElement)

Parameters

sWhere Required. String that specifies where to insert the HTML text, using one of the following values:

beforeBegin Inserts oElement immediately before the object.

afterBegin Inserts oElement after the start of the object but before all other content in the object.

beforeEnd Inserts oElement immediately before the end of the object but after all other content in the object.

afterEnd Inserts oElement immediately after the end of the object.

oElement Required. Object that specifies the element to be inserted adjacent to the object that invoked the insertAdjacentElement method.

Return Value

Returns an element object.

Remarks

This method is accessible at run time. If elements are removed at run time, before the closing tag is parsed, areas of the document might not render.

Example

This example uses the insertAdjacentElement method to add a new list item to an OL object.


<SCRIPT>
function fnAdd(){
   var oNewItem = document.createElement("LI");
   oList.children(0).insertAdjacentElement("AfterBegin",oNewItem);
   oNewItem.innerText = "List Item 0";
}
</SCRIPT>
:
<BODY>
<OL ID = "oList">
<LI>List Item 1</LI>
<LI>List Item 2</LI>
<LI>List Item 3</LI>
</OL>

<INPUT TYPE = "button" VALUE = "Add Item" onclick="fnAdd()">

</BODY>

Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

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