appendchild append code example

Example 1: difference between the `.append()` method and the `.appendChild()` method

The ParentNode. append() method inserts a set of Node objects or DOMString objects after the last child of the ParentNode . ... append() allows you to also append DOMString objects, whereas Node. appendChild() only accepts Node objects.

Example 2: appendchild javascript

function createMenuItem(name) {
    let li = document.createElement('li');
    li.textContent = name;
    return li;
}
// get the ul#menu
const menu = document.querySelector('#menu');
// add menu item
menu.appendChild(createMenuItem('Home'));
menu.appendChild(createMenuItem('Services'));
menu.appendChild(createMenuItem('About Us'));

Example 3: .append js

let parent = document.createElement("div")
parent.append("Some text")

console.log(parent.textContent) // "Some text"

Example 4: appendchild javascript

const parent = document.createElement('div');
const child = document.createElement('p');
// Appending Node Objects
parent.append(child) // Works fine
parent.appendChild(child) // Works fine
// Appending DOMStrings
parent.append('Hello world') // Works fine
parent.appendChild('Hello world') // Throws error