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DocumentFragment: append() method

The DocumentFragment.append() method inserts a set of Node objects or string objects after the last child of the document fragment. String objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

This method appends a child to a DocumentFragment. To append to an arbitrary element in the tree, see Element.append().

Syntax

append(param1)
append(param1, param2)
append(param1, param2, /* …, */ paramN)

Parameters

param1, …, paramN: A set of Node or string objects to insert.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException: Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Appending an element to a document fragment

let fragment = new DocumentFragment();
let div = document.createElement("div");
fragment.append(div);

fragment.children; // HTMLCollection [<div>]

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-parentnode-append①

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`append`	54	17	49	No	41	10	54	54	49	41	10	6.0