jQuery append() Method

jQuery append() Method

The jQuery append() method inserts specified content at the end of the selected elements.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery append() Method</h1> <p>My Name is Jade</p> <button>Click me more than once</button> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("p").append("<strong> and I like programming.</strong>"); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

$(selector).append(str); // or $(selector).append(func);

Parameter Values

ValueExplanation
contentSpecifies the content to insert at the end of each element in the set of matched elements.
Possible values:
  • HTML string
  • DOM element
  • Text node
  • Array of elements and text nodes
  • jQuery object
func(index, htmlString)Specifies a function that returns the content to insert at the end of each element in the set of matched elements.
Parameter Values:
  • index - Receives the index position of the element in the set. Optional.
  • htmlString - Receives the old HTML value. Optional.

append() using Function

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery append() Method</h1> <p>My Name is Jade</p> <button>Click me more than once</button> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("p").append(function(){ return "<strong> and I like programming.</strong>"; }); }); }); </script> </body> </html>

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