[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Inserts an element at the specified location.
Syntax
object.insertAdjacentElement(where, insertedElement)Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Parameters
- where [in]
-
Type: BSTR
A String that specifies where to insert the HTML element, using one of the following values.
beforeBegin
-
Inserts insertedElement immediately before the object.
afterBegin
-
Inserts insertedElement after the start of the object, but before all other content in the object.
beforeEnd
-
Inserts insertedElement immediately before the end of the object, but after all other content in the object.
afterEnd
-
Inserts insertedElement immediately after the end of the object.
- insertedElement [in]
-
Type: IHTMLElement
Object that specifies the element to be inserted adjacent to the object that invoked the insertAdjacentElement method.
Return value
Type: ObjectReturns an element object.Remarks
You cannot insert text while the document is loading. Wait for the onload event before attempting to call this method.
If you try to insert an object that already exists on the page, the existing object is moved to the point that you specified in the insertAdjacentElement method; no new object is created.
Examples
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("BeforeBegin",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>
Build date: 2/14/2012