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DocumentType: after() method

The DocumentType.after() method inserts a set of Node objects or strings in the children list of the DocumentType's parent, just after the DocumentType. Strings are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

Syntax

js

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

Parameters

param1, …, paramN

A set of Node objects or strings to insert.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException

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

Examples

js

let docType = document.implementation.createDocumentType("html", "", "");
let myDoc = document.implementation.createDocument("", "", docType);

docType.after(document.createElement("html"));

myDoc.childNodes;
// NodeList [<!DOCTYPE html>, <html>]

Specifications

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
after 54 17 49 No 39 10 54 54 49 41 10 6.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DocumentType/after