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before(content)
Before(content) inserts content before each element in the set of elements that match the
script's selector. Before() creates a new result set.
content
String, HTML string or result set to insert after the elements. In case a plain text string is
provided, it is automatically wrapped in a <span> element to avoid orphan text nodes to
appear in the <body> element.
Examples
This script looks for an element with the ID salesrepand inserts a paragraph before that
element.
results.before("<p>Lorem Ipsum</p>");
Selector Matched element Matched element after script
execution
#salesrep
<p id="salesrep">Peter
Parker</p>
<p>Lorem ipsum</p>
<p id="salesrep">Peter Parker</p>
This script does the same, but it uses the query() function to look up the element.
query("#salesrep").before("<p>Lorem ipsum</p>");
Matched element Matched element after script execution
<p id="salesrep">Peter Parker</p> <p>Lorem ipsum</p>
<p id="salesrep">Peter Parker</p>
The following script looks for an element with the ID salesrep, inserts a paragraph before that
element and colors that element red.
query("#salesrep").before("<p>Lorem ipsum</p>").css("color","red");
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