.append()

Syntax

.append(content): content: An element, an HTML string, or a jQuery object to insert at the end of each matched element
.append(function): function: A function that returns an HTML string to insert at the end of each matched element

Return value

The jQuery object, for chaining purposes.

Description

Insert content specified by the parameter at the end of each matched element.

Consider the following HTML code:

 
<h2>Header</h2>
<div class="container">
 <div class="inner">Hello</div>
 <div class="inner">InnerText</div>
</div>

Create content and insert it into several elements at once.

 
$('.inner').append('<p>Test</p>');

The result:

 
<h2>Header</h2>
<div class="container">
 <div class="inner">
 Hello
 <p>Test</p>
 </div>
 <div class="inner">
 InnerText
 <p>Test</p>
 </div>
</div>

Select an element on the page and insert it into another.

$('.container').append($('h2'));

If an element selected is inserted elsewhere, it will be moved into the target not cloned.

 
<div class="container">
 <div class="inner">Hello</div>
 <div class="inner">InnerText</div>
 <h2>Header</h2>
</div>

Add and remove text paragraph

 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <style type="text/css">
        a.test { font-weight: bold; color:red;}
    </style>

    <script type="text/javascript">
         $(document).ready(function(){
            $("input.buttonA").click(function(){$("div.contentToChange").find("p").not(".alert").append("<strong>&nbsp;Appended</strong>")});
            $("input.buttonB").click(function(){$("strong").remove()});
         });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <input type="button" value="Add" class="buttonA" />
    <input type="button" value="Remove" class="buttonB" />
    <div style="background:#eee;" class="contentToChange">
        <h2>Header 2</h2>
        <p class="firstparagraph">Lorem ipsum <em>dolor</em> sit amet, consectetuer <em>adipiscing</em> elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod <em>tincidunt</em> ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat <strong>volutpat</strong>. Ut wisi enim ad minim <em>veniam</em>, quis nostrud exerci <strong>tation</strong> ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p>
        <p class="secondparagraph">Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse <strong>molestie</strong> consequat, vel illum <strong>dolore</strong> eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer <strong>adipiscing</strong> elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.</p>
        <p class="thirdparagraph">Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea <em>commodo</em> consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in <em>vulputate</em> velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te <strong>feugait</strong> nulla facilisi.</p>
        <p class="fourthparagraph">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, <strong>quis</strong> nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
        <p class="fifthparagraph">Lorem ipsum <em>dolor</em> sit amet, consectetuer <em>adipiscing</em> elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod <em>tincidunt</em> ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat <strong>volutpat</strong>. Ut wisi enim ad minim <em>veniam</em>, quis nostrud exerci <strong>tation</strong> ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p>
        <p class="sixthparagraph">Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse <strong>molestie</strong> consequat, vel illum <strong>dolore</strong> eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer <strong>adipiscing</strong> elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.</p>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Append HTML

 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
             $("p").append("<strong>Hello</strong>");
        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
         <p>asdf</p>
         <p>asdf</p>
         <p>asdf</p>
         <p>asdf</p>
  </body>
</html>

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Add Text node created by document

 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
               $("p").html("<b>bold</b>");
               $("p b").append(document.createTextNode("added")).css("color", "red");
        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
         <p>asdf</p>
  </body>
</html>

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Appends an Element to all paragraphs.

 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
              $("p").append( $("b") );
        });
    </script>
    <style>
      .selected { color:blue; }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
          <b>asdf</b><p>asdf: </p>
    </body>
</html>

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