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jQuery add() Method

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Example

Add <p> and <span> elements to an existing group of elements (<h1>):

$("h1").add("p").add("span")
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Definition and Usage

The add() method adds elements to an existing group of elements.

This method adds elements on the whole document, or just inside context elements if the context parameter is specified.


Syntax

$(selector).add(element,context)

Parameter Description
element Required. Specifies a selector expression, a jQuery object, one or more elements or an HTML snippet to be added to an existing group of elements
context  Optional. Specifies the point in the document at which the selector expression should begin matching

Try it Yourself - Examples

DOM
Add a <span> element to an existing group of <p> elements, by using a reference to a DOM element.

HTML snippet
Using an HTML snippet to add a <span> element to an existing <p> element.


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