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Element: insertAdjacentElement() method

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The insertAdjacentElement() method of the Element interface inserts a given element node at a given position relative to the element it is invoked upon.

Syntax
insertAdjacentElement(position, element)
Parameters
position

A string representing the position relative to the targetElement; must match (case-insensitively) one of the following strings:

element

The element to be inserted into the tree.

Return value

The element that was inserted, or null, if the insertion failed.

Exceptions
SyntaxError DOMException

Thrown if the position specified is not a recognized value.

TypeError

Thrown if the element specified is not a valid element.

Visualization of position names
<!-- beforebegin -->
<p>
  <!-- afterbegin -->
  foo
  <!-- beforeend -->
</p>
<!-- afterend -->

Note: The beforebegin and afterend positions work only if the node is in a tree and has an element parent.

Examples Inserting before and after

In this example we have a row of square boxes. The user can select a box by clicking on it: this gives the box a different border, to show that it is selected.

If a box is selected, and the user presses the "Insert before" or "Insert after" buttons, then the code creates a new box, gives it a random color, and inserts it before or after the selected box.

HTML
<p>
  Click colored box to select it, then use the first two buttons below to insert
  elements before and after your selection.
</p>

<section>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
</section>

<button class="before">Insert before</button>
<button class="after">Insert after</button>
<button class="reset">Reset demo</button>
CSS
div {
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  margin: 3px;
  border: 3px solid black;
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: red;
}

.selected {
  border-color: aqua;
}
JavaScript
let selectedElem;

// Function to select a new element
function selectElement(newSelection) {
  if (selectedElem !== newSelection) {
    if (selectedElem) {
      selectedElem.classList.remove("selected");
    }
    selectedElem = newSelection;
    newSelection.classList.add("selected");
  }
}

// Add click handlers that select the clicked element
const initElems = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("section div"));
for (const initElem of initElems) {
  initElem.addEventListener("click", (e) => selectElement(e.target));
}

// Add click handlers to "beforeBtn" and "afterBtn"
// to insert a new element before/after the selected element
const beforeBtn = document.querySelector(".before");
const afterBtn = document.querySelector(".after");
beforeBtn.addEventListener("click", () => insertNewElement("beforebegin"));
afterBtn.addEventListener("click", () => insertNewElement("afterend"));

function insertNewElement(position) {
  function random() {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 255);
  }

  if (!selectedElem) {
    return;
  }

  const newElement = document.createElement("div");
  const randomColor = `rgb(${random(255)} ${random(255)} ${random(255)})`;
  newElement.style.backgroundColor = randomColor;
  newElement.addEventListener("click", (e) => selectElement(e.target));

  selectedElem.insertAdjacentElement(position, newElement);
}

// Reset the example
const resetBtn = document.querySelector(".reset");
resetBtn.addEventListener("click", () => window.location.reload(true));
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