Range: insertNode() method

The Range.insertNode() method inserts a node at the start of the Range.

The new node is inserted at the start boundary point of the Range. If the new node is to be added to a text Node, that Node is split at the insertion point, and the insertion occurs between the two text nodes.

If the new node is a document fragment, the children of the document fragment are inserted instead.

Syntax

js
insertNode(newNode)

Parameters

newNode

The Node to insert at the start of the range.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js
range = document.createRange();
newNode = document.createElement("p");
newNode.appendChild(document.createTextNode("New Node Inserted Here"));
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
range.insertNode(newNode);

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-range-insertnode

Browser compatibility

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See also