The appendTo() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery that is used to insert HTML element at the end of the selected element.
Syntax:
$(content).appendTo(selector)
Here the element content specifies the content to be inserted.
Parameters: It accepts a parameters “selector” that specifies the elements to which content will be appended.
Return Value: It returns the modified selected element.
Example 1: In this example, id content with the element “span” will be appended to the id “#hel” element.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < meta charset = "utf-8" > < script src = </ script > < style > #hel { background: lightgreen; display: block; border: 2px solid green; padding: 10px; width: 300px; } </ style > </ head > < body > < span >neveropen Writer !!!</ span > < div id = "hel" >Hello- </ div > < script > $("span").appendTo("#hel"); </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example 2: In the below example, we are directly appending a “p” element using this method.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < meta charset = "utf-8" > < script src = </ script > < style > body { display: block; width: 250px; height: 100px; border: 2px solid green; padding: 10px; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h2 >Greetings from gfg !</ h2 > < div class = "container" > < div class = "inner" > Hello </ div > </ div > < script > $("< p >Everyone !!!</ p >").appendTo(".inner"); </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output: