jQuery insertBefore: Main Tips
- The jQuery
.insertBefore()
method adds content before the specified HTML elements. - Differently from the .before() method,
.insertBefore()
requires new content parameter to precede the target elements. - To add content as last descendant of the element, use .prepend(). To add it as a last child, remember learning about jQuery .append() before.
Learn to Use .insertBefore()
The .insertBefore()
jQuery command adds content before the indicated elements. The example below is set to add a header before the <div>
element:
To use jQuery .insertBefore()
method, you will need this syntax:
$(content).insertBefore(target);
.insertBefore()
jQuery syntax accepts two arguments:
content
to insert.target
to specify before which elements will content be inserted. It can be specified by either using a selector, or defining an exact jQuery object, HTML string, element, or an element array.
Tip: use jQuery .insertAfter() method to add content after specified HTML elements.
Note: if you wish to add content as children of the element, learn about jQuery .prepend() and jQuery .append() before doing that.
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