I know I can add an element using javascript by:
document.createElement('input');
But I want to add it in a particular position of the document, like after the submit button, or after the textfield

I know I can add an element using javascript by:
document.createElement('input');
But I want to add it in a particular position of the document, like after the submit button, or after the textfield

• javascript
• html

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• 2 The function .addElement does not exist in the DOM afaik. – Felix Kling Commented Jan 15, 2013 at 12:33
• 1 I remend to read w3/wiki/Creating_and_modifying_HTML. This might also help: w3/wiki/Traversing_the_DOM. – Felix Kling Commented Jan 15, 2013 at 12:35
• @FelixKling Sorry createElement – Govind Balaji Commented Jan 15, 2013 at 12:35
• or look at this dustindiaz./add-remove-elements-reprise – Rachel Gallen Commented Jan 15, 2013 at 12:39

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Try this out:

s is the element you want to put the new element after.

var s = document.getElementsByTagName("input")[0];
var newNode = document.createElement("input");

s.parentNode.insertBefore(newNode, s.nextSibling);

This will place the new input after the current input.

Alternatively:

var f = document.getElementsByTagName("form")[0];
var newNode = document.createElement("input");
f.appendChild(newNode);

You can get a node with one of the GetElementsBy functions, and then append new DOM Elements with Node.appendChild().