jQuery Examples - insertBefore( selector ) Method

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Description

The insertBefore( selector ) method inserts all of the matched elements before another, specified, set of elements.

Syntax

Here is the simple syntax to use this method −

selector.insertBefore( selector )

Parameters

Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −

selector − Content before which the selected element(s) is inserted.

Example

Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method. This inserts division element with ID of "source" before an element which is begin clicked.

Live Demo

<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 () {
               $("#source").insertBefore(this);
            });
         });
      </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>
      <div class = "div" id = "source"></div>
   </body>
</html>

This will produce following result −

jqueryexamples_dom.htm

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