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append VS appendChild

Abdulqudus Abubakre on April 17, 2020

This is the first post in the this vs that series. A series aimed at comparing two often confusing terms, methods, objects, definition or anything ...

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Ronak Jethwa • May 24 '20

Nice one! Few more suggestions for the continuation of the series!

1. Call vs Apply
2. Prototype vs __proto__
3. Map vs Set
4. .forEach vs .map on Arrays
5. for...of vs for...in

Abdulqudus Abubakre • May 24 '20

Sure, will do that. Thanks

Ronak Jethwa • May 24 '20 • Edited

happy to contribute by writing one if you need :)

Tulsi Prasad • Apr 18 '20

Very consice and clear explanation, thanks!

Abdulqudus Abubakre • Apr 18 '20

Glad I could help

Aliyu Abubakar • Apr 18 '20

This is straightforward

Abdulqudus Abubakre • Apr 18 '20

Thanks man

Pacharapol Withayasakpunt • Apr 18 '20

It would be nice if you also compare the speed / efficiency.

Frupreneur • Apr 3 '22

"In cases where you can use .appendChild, you can use .append but not vice versa."

well if you do need that return value, appendChild does the job while .append doesnt

mmestiyak • Oct 18 '20

Thanks man!

Kelsie Paige • Jul 6 '23

Here’s the light bulb moment I’ve been looking for. You nailed it in such a clean and concise way that I could understand as I read and didn’t have to reread x10 just to sort of get the concept. That’s gold!

dAMi • Apr 18 '20

This is helpful, thanks boss!

Ali-alterawi • Apr 20 '23

thank you

mohammadparsa-javidi • Jan 22 '23

Perfect👌

Abdelrahman Hassan • Jan 23 '21

Excellent explanation

Anthonia Okafor • Apr 18 '20

Well explained

Abdulqudus Abubakre • Apr 18 '20

Thanks Anthonia

Ben Halpern • Apr 17 '20

Very clear guide

Abdulqudus Abubakre • Apr 17 '20

Thanks a lot Ben :)

Md. Monirul Islam • May 16 '20

Thanks man!

Navin • Oct 9 '20

Very well explained !!

jamaicayancy • Jan 21 '23

This was perfect. Thanks!

MLM • May 25 '22

I UNDERSTAND, FINALLY! New to JavaScript and DOM Manipulation, this was perfect, clear, concise! Thank you!