XML DOM insertBefore() Method
 Complete Node Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The insertBefore() method inserts a new child node before an existing child
node.
This method returns the new child node.
Syntax
insertBefore(newchild,refchild)
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| Parameter |
Description |
| newchild |
The new node to insert |
| refchild |
The node before which the new node is to be inserted |
Example
The following code fragment loads "books.xml"
into xmlDoc using
loadXMLDoc(), creates a new <book> node and inserts it before
the last <book>
node:
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
newNode=xmlDoc.createElement("book");
x=xmlDoc.documentElement;
y=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[3];
x.insertBefore(newNode,y);
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Try-It-Yourself Demos
insertBefore() - Add a node before a specific node
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