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jQuery Examples - before( content ) Method
Description
The before( content ) method inserts content before each of the matched elements.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to use this method −
selector.before( content )
Parameters
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −
content − Content to insert before each target. This could be HTML or Text content
Example
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method −
<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { $("div").click(function () { $(this).before('<div class = "div"></div>' ); }); }); </script> <style> .div{ margin:10px;padding:12px; border:2px solid #666; width:60px;} </style> </head> <body> <p>Click on any square below to see the result:</p> <div class = "div" style = "background-color:blue;"></div> <div class = "div" style = "background-color:green;"></div> <div class = "div" style = "background-color:red;"></div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −
jqueryexamples_dom.htm
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