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HTML DOM insertAdjacentElement( ) Method
The HTML DOM insertAdjacentElement() method inserts an element at a specified position.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Calling insertAdjacentElement() with parameters of positionString and element
node.insertAdjacentElement(“positionString”, element)
Position Strings
Here, “positionString” can be the following −
positionString | Description |
---|---|
afterbegin | It inserts element after the beginning of node element |
afterend | It inserts element after the node element |
beforebegin | It inserts element before the node element |
beforeend | It inserts element before the end of node element |
Example
Let us see an example for InsertAdjacentElement() method −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>insertAdjacentElement()</title> <style> form { width:70%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; } * { padding: 2px; margin:5px; } input[type="button"] { border-radius: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <form> <fieldset> <legend>insertAdjacentElement( )</legend> <h1>Family Tree</h1> <span id="Father">Father --></span> <span id="GrandFather">Grand Father --></span> <span id="Myself">Myself</span> <input type="button" onclick="rectifyTree()" value="Correct Family Tree"> </fieldset> </form> <script> function rectifyTree() { var FSpan = document.getElementById("Father"); var GFSpan = document.getElementById("GrandFather"); GFSpan.insertAdjacentElement("afterend", FSpan); } </script> </body> </html>
Output
This will produce the following output −
Before clicking ‘Correct Family Tree’ button −
After clicking ‘Correct Family Tree’ button −
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