CharacterData: after() method
The after() method of the CharacterData interface
inserts a set of Node objects or strings in the children list of the
object's parent, just after the object itself.
Strings are inserted as Text nodes; the string is being passed as argument to the Text() constructor.
Syntax
js
after(...nodes)
Parameters
Exceptions
HierarchyRequestErrorDOMException-
Thrown when the new nodes cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy, that is if one of the following conditions is met:
- If the insertion of one of the added node would lead to a cycle, that is if one of them is an ancestor of this
CharacterDatanode. - If one of the added node is not a
DocumentFragment, aDocumentType, anElement, or aCharacterData. - If this
CharacterDatanode is actually aTextnode, and its parent is aDocument. - If the parent of this
CharacterDatanode is aDocumentand one of the nodes to insert is aDocumentFragmentwith more than oneElementchild, or that has aTextchild.
- If the insertion of one of the added node would lead to a cycle, that is if one of them is an ancestor of this
Examples
The after() method allows you to insert new nodes after a CharacterData node.
js
const h1TextNode = document.querySelector("h1").firstChild;
h1TextNode.after(" #h1");
h1TextNode.parentElement.childNodes;
// NodeList [#text "CharacterData.after()", #text " #h1"]
h1TextNode.data;
// "CharacterData.after()"
Note: If you rather want to append text to the current node,
the appendData() method lets you append to the current node's data.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-childnode-after① |
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