The Element.after() method inserts a set of Node or string objects in the children list of the Element's parent, just after the Element. String objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.
Element: after() method
Syntax
js
after(node1)
after(node1, node2)
after(node1, node2, /* …, */ nodeN)
Parameters
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 Standard # ref-for-dom-childnode-after① |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
after |
54 | 17 | 49 | No | 39 | 10 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 10 | 6.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/after