jQuery before() Method
The before() Method in jQuery is used to add the content before the selected element.
Syntax:
$(selector).before( content, function(index) )
Parameters: This method accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- content: This parameter holds the content to be inserted before the element. The possible value of content can be HTML Elements, DOM Elements, jQuery Elements.
- function(index): It is an optional parameter and is used to specify a function that returns the content to insert before the element and the index returns the index positioning of the element.
Example 1: This example inserts the content before the element.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title> jQuery before() Method </title> <script src= </script> <!-- Script to insert element before button element --> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("button").click(function () { $("button").before("<p>GeeksforGeeks:" + " A computer science portal</p>"); }); }); </script></head><body> <button> Click Here to Insert element before button </button></body></html> |
Output:
Example 2: This example inserts content before the specified element.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title> jQuery before() Method </title> <script src= </script> <!-- Script to add content before the element --> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("button").click(function () { $("span").before("<span>GeeksforGeeks: </span>"); }); }); </script></head><body> <span>A computer science portal for geek</span><br> <span>A computer science portal for geek</span><br> <span>A computer science portal for geek</span><br> <button>Click to insert</button></body></html> |
Output:
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