Legal position values are:
"afterbegin"
"afterend"
"beforebegin"
"beforeend"
node.insertAdjacentElement(position, element)
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| position | String | Required. A position relative to the element. Legal values: "afterbegin" - After the beginning of the element (as the first child) "afterend" - After the element "beforebegin" - Before the element "beforeend" - Before the end of the element (as the last child) |
| element | HTML Element | The element you want to insert |
Example(1)
<span style="color:red">am span</span>
<h2 id="demo1">Am First Header</h2>
<button class="btn btn-success" onclick="show_words()">Move span</button>
<script>
function show_words() {
var s = document.getElementsByTagName("span")[0];
var h = document.getElementById("demo");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterend", s);
}
</script>
<span style="color:red">My span</span>
<h2 id="demo">My Header</h2>
<button onclick="show_text()">Move span</button>
<script>
function show_text() {
var s = document.getElementsByTagName("span")[0];
var h = document.getElementById("demo");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterbegin", s);
}
</script>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Use InsertAdjacentElement Method In Java Script</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<style>
h1 {
color: mediumvioletred;
}
</style>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="text-center">
<h1>Use InsertAdjacentElement Method In Java Script</h1>
</div>
<br>
<div class="well">
<span style="color:red">My span</span>
<h2 id="demo1">Am First Header</h2>
<h2 id="demo2">Am Second Header</h2>
<br><br>
<button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="change_pos()">changes text position</button><br><br>
<button class="btn btn-info" onclick="myFunction()">Move span</button>
</div>
</body>
</html>
<script>
function change_pos() {
var s = document.getElementsByTagName("span")[0];
var h = document.getElementById("demo1");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterend", s);
}
function myFunction() {
var s = document.getElementsByTagName("span")[0];
var h = document.getElementById("demo2");
h.insertAdjacentElement("afterbegin", s);
}
</script>