Element: after() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
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The Element.after() method inserts a set of
Node objects or strings in the children list of the
Element's parent, just after the Element.
Strings are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.
Syntax
js
after(node1)
after(node1, node2)
after(node1, node2, /* …, */ nodeN)
Parameters
node1, …,nodeN-
A set of
Nodeobjects or strings to insert.
Return value
None (undefined).
Exceptions
HierarchyRequestErrorDOMException-
Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.
Examples
Inserting an element
js
let container = document.createElement("div");
let p = document.createElement("p");
container.appendChild(p);
let span = document.createElement("span");
p.after(span);
console.log(container.outerHTML);
// "<div><p></p><span></span></div>"
Inserting text
js
let container = document.createElement("div");
let p = document.createElement("p");
container.appendChild(p);
p.after("Text");
console.log(container.outerHTML);
// "<div><p></p>Text</div>"
Inserting an element and text
js
let container = document.createElement("div");
let p = document.createElement("p");
container.appendChild(p);
let span = document.createElement("span");
p.after(span, "Text");
console.log(container.outerHTML);
// "<div><p></p><span></span>Text</div>"
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM # ref-for-dom-childnode-after① |