Snippets : DOM Append Text and Element Functions / The JavaScript Source

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These two functions will append new text or new elements (nodes) to existing elements within the page. Great addition to a JavaScript library. Easily modified.

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Created by: HunBug
Web Site: http://www.astral-consultancy.co.uk/cgi-bin/hunbug/doco.cgi?11430
Posted: February 20, 2009

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External file

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/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com
Created by: HunBug | http://www.astral-consultancy.co.uk/cgi-bin/hunbug/doco.cgi?11430 */

function appendText(node,txt) {
  node.appendChild(document.createTextNode(txt));
}

function appendElement(node,tag,id,htm) {
  var ne = document.createElement(tag);
  if(id) ne.id = id;
  if(htm) ne.innerHTML = htm;
  node.appendChild(ne);
}

Head

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<script type="text/javascript" src="appendTextElement.js"></script>

Body

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<input type="button" value="Append Text" onclick="appendText(document.getElementById('d1'),'... Appended Text');">
<input type="button" value="Append Element" onclick="appendElement(document.getElementById('d2'),'div','','! Appended Div Element !');">
<p>
<div id="d1">Ma quande lingues coalesce, li grammatica del.</div>
<div id="d2">Li nov lingua franca va esser plu simplic e regulari.</div>
<div id="d3">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit</div>

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