ParentNode.append()

The ParentNode.append method inserts a set of Node objects or DOMString objects after the last child of the ParentNode. DOMString objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

Differences to Node.appendChild():

• ParentNode.append() allows you to also append DOMString object, whereas Node.appendChild() only accepts Node objects.
• ParentNode.append() has no return value, whereas Node.appendChild() returns the appended Node object.
• ParentNode.append() can append several nodes and strings, whereas Node.appendChild() can only append one node.

Syntax

[Throws, Unscopable] 
void ParentNode.append((Node or DOMString)... nodes);

Parameters

nodes

A set of Node or DOMString objects to insert.

Exceptions

• HierarchyRequestError: Node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Appending an element

var parent = document.createElement("div");
var p = document.createElement("p");
parent.append(p);

console.log(parent.childNodes); // NodeList [ <p> ]

Appending text

var parent = document.createElement("div");
parent.append("Some text");

console.log(parent.textContent); // "Some text"

Appending an element and text

var parent = document.createElement("div");
var p = document.createElement("p");
parent.append("Some text", p);

console.log(parent.childNodes); // NodeList [ #text "Some text", <p> ]

ParentNode.append() is unscopable

The append() method is not scoped into the with statement. See Symbol.unscopables for more information.

var parent = document.createElement("div");

with(parent) { 
  append("foo");
}
// ReferenceError: append is not defined 

Specification

Browser compatibility

See also

• ParentNode and ChildNode
• ParentNode.prepend()
• Node.appendChild()
• ChildNode.after()
• NodeList