Element.insertAdjacentText()
The insertAdjacentText()
method inserts a given text node at a given position relative to the element it is invoked upon.
Syntax
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element.insertAdjacentText(position, element);
Parameters
- position
- A
DOMString
representing the position relative to theelement
; must be one of the following strings:'beforebegin'
: Before theelement
itself.'afterbegin'
: Just inside theelement
, before its first child.'beforeend'
: Just inside theelement
, after its last child.'afterend'
: After theelement
itself.
- element
- A
DOMString
representing the text to be inserted into the tree.
Return value
Void.
Exceptions
Exception | Explanation |
---|---|
SyntaxError |
The position specified is not a recognised value. |
Visualization of position names
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<!-- <code>beforebegin</code> --> <code><p></code> <!-- <code>afterbegin</code> --> foo <!-- <code>beforeend</code> --> <code></p></code> <!-- <code>afterend</code> -->
Note: The
beforebegin
and afterend
positions work only if the node is in a tree and has an element parent.Example
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beforeBtn.addEventListener('click', function() { para.insertAdjacentText('afterbegin',textInput.value); }); afterBtn.addEventListener('click', function() { para.insertAdjacentText('beforeend',textInput.value); });
Have a look at our insertAdjacentText.html demo on Github (see the source code too.) Here we have a simple paragraph. You can enter some text into the form element, then press the Insert before and Insert after buttons to insert it before or after the existing paragraph text using insertAdjacentText()
. Note that the existing text node is not added to — further text nodes are created containing the new additions.
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'insertAdjacentText()' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 48.0 (48.0) | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | 48.0 (48.0) | ? | ? | ? |
See also
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/element/insertadjacenttext