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DocumentFragment: append() method

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

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

Syntax

append(param1)
append(param1, param2)
append(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

Appending an element to a document fragment

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

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

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also