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The JavaScript appendChild() method adds an item to the end of a node. appendChild() is often used to add <li> items to a list. You must use multiple appendChild() statements if you want to add more than one item to a node.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Use JavaScript appendChild<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some lists contain text; other lists contain images; other lists contain custom web elements. Whatever is in a list, one thing is certain: web pages are full of lists.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re creating a list, you will usually hardcode its values using HTML. This process can be sped up using a method called JavaScript appendChild<\/em>. This method allows you to add an item to the end of a list or another web element, such as a blockquote.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we\u2019re going to talk about what appendChild<\/em>() in JavaScript is and how it works. We\u2019ll walk through an example to help you get started. Let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is JavaScript appendChild?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

appendChild() adds a node to the end of a parent node. appendChild() is commonly used to add items to a HTML list. A node refers to any item in the HTML Document Object Model (DOM). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The syntax for appendChild<\/em>() is like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

parent.appendChild(child);<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u201cparent\u201d refers to the element to which you want to add a child. \u201cchild\u201d is the element you want to append to the bottom of the parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You need to use a method like JavaScript getElementById()<\/a> or another “getter” to retrieve an element. Or, you can create a HTML element in JavaScript and then use that element as the “parent” object with appendChild().<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For instance, a list of scone recipes would contain a list of nodes. These nodes would probably be <li> tags because we would be creating a list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A parent <div><\/em> which contains <img><\/em> tags would contain child <img><\/em> nodes. A common use of appendChild()is to add <li><\/em> tags to a list such as a <ul><\/em> or <ol><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
appendChild() JavaScript: Example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s create an application that uses appendChild<\/em>. We\u2019re going to create a site which loads a list of the names of students in a tenth grade class. We\u2019ll break this down into three steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n