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jQuery insertBefore() Method

jQuery insertBefore() method in jQuery is used to inserts HTML elements before the selected elements.

Syntax:

$(content).insertBefore(selector)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
content	It is a Required parameter and is used to Specifies the content to insert
selector	It is Required parameter and is used to Specifies where to insert the content

Here is an Example of jQuery insertBefore() Method:


<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(".btn1").click(function(){
$("<span>Hello Phptpoint!</span>").insertBefore(".txt1");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button class="btn1">click me to insert span element</button>
<br><br>
<p class="txt1">This is a first paragraph.</p>
<p class="txt1">This is second paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Output:

This is a first paragraph.

This is second paragraph.

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