DocumentFragment: prepend() method

The DocumentFragment.prepend() method inserts a set of Node objects or string objects before the first child of the document fragment. String objects are inserted as equivalent Text nodes.

This method prepends a child to a DocumentFragment. To prepend to an arbitrary element in the tree, see Element.prepend().

Syntax

js
prepend(param1)
prepend(param1, param2)
prepend(param1, param2, /* …, */ paramN)

Parameters

param1, …, paramN

A set of Node or string objects to insert.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException

Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Prepending an element to a document fragment

js
let fragment = new DocumentFragment();
let div = document.createElement("div");
let p = document.createElement("p");
fragment.append(p);
fragment.prepend(div);

fragment.children; // HTMLCollection [<div>, <p>]

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-parentnode-prepend①

Browser compatibility

desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
prepend

See also