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HtmlElement.AppendChild Method (HtmlElement, HtmlElement)

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Adds an element at a specified location in the child element collection for the current HTML element.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Browser
Assembly:  System.Windows.Browser (in System.Windows.Browser.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Sub AppendChild ( _
    element As HtmlElement, _
    referenceElement As HtmlElement _
)

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public void AppendChild(
    HtmlElement element,
    HtmlElement referenceElement
)

Parameters

Exceptions

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

referenceElement is not in the child element collection of the current HTML element.
ArgumentNullException

element is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The specified element is inserted before referenceElement in the child element collection of the current HTML element. If referenceElement is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), element is added to the end of the child element collection.

You can also add an element to the end of the child element collection by using the AppendChild(HtmlElement) method overload.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.