Inserts an element at the specified location.
Syntax
oElement = object.insertAdjacentElement(sWhere, oElement)
Parameters
| sWhere |
Required.
A String that specifies where to insert the HTML element, 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
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.
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("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>
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
Applies To
|
A,
ABBR,
ACRONYM,
ADDRESS,
APPLET,
AREA,
B,
BASE,
BASEFONT,
BDO,
BGSOUND,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BR,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
COL,
COLGROUP,
COMMENT,
DD,
DEL,
DFN,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
DT,
EM,
EMBED,
FIELDSET,
FONT,
FORM,
FRAME,
FRAMESET,
HEAD,
hn,
HR,
HTML,
I,
IFRAME,
IMG,
INPUT type=button,
INPUT type=checkbox,
INPUT type=file,
INPUT type=hidden,
INPUT type=image,
INPUT type=password,
INPUT type=radio,
INPUT type=reset,
INPUT type=submit,
INPUT type=text,
INS,
KBD,
LABEL,
LEGEND,
LI,
LINK,
LISTING,
MAP,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
nextID,
OBJECT,
OL,
OPTION,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
Q,
S,
SAMP,
SCRIPT,
SELECT,
SMALL,
SPAN,
STRIKE,
STRONG,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TITLE,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
XMP,
Element Constructor |