Element: after() method

The Element.after() method inserts a set of {{domxref("Node")}} objects or strings in the children list of the Element's parent, just after the Element. Strings are inserted as equivalent {{domxref("Text")}} nodes.

Syntax

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after(node1)
after(node1, node2)
after(node1, node2, /* …, */ nodeN)

Parameters

node1, …, nodeN
- : A set of {{domxref("Node")}} objects or strings to insert.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError {{DOMxRef("DOMException")}}
- : Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Inserting an element

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

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

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>"