DocumentType.after()

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

Syntax

after(... nodes)

Parameters

nodes: A set of Node or DOMString objects to insert.

Exceptions

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

Examples

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

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

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

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-childnode-after①

Browser compatibility

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