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How to include tags html inside div with Javascript


I have an html source code composed of several tags. Unfortunately these do not have a parent container, so I would like to add it via Javascript because I cannot act directly on the html structure.

Now, with this function I am adding tags div after other elements (input in my case).

function insertAfter(referenceNode, newNode) {
  referenceNode.parentNode.insertBefore(newNode, referenceNode.nextSibling);
}

var newDiv = document.createElement("div");
newDiv.setAttribute('class', 'example');
newDiv.setAttribute('id', 'new_div');

var input = document.getElementById("element_3");
insertAfter(input, newDiv);

I get this, but that's not what I'm trying to do.

<input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_1">
<input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_2">
<input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_3">
<div class="exampmple" id="new_div"></div>

Instead, what I would like to achieve is this
Now I am relatively new to Javascript and am looking to learn new things as a fan. Is it possible to do what I have described with Js or jQuery? I appreciate any help, thanks for any replies.

<div class="exampmple" id="new_div">
  <input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_1">
  <input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_2">
  <input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_3">
</div>

Update:
This is my actual html code, the previous one I wrote to simplify the question.

<label for="plugin_delete_me_shortcode_password">Password</label>
<input type="password" autocomplete="off" autofocus="autofocus" id="plugin_delete_me_shortcode_password" name="plugin_delete_me_shortcode_password">
<input type="checkbox" class="togglePw" id="pw_3" onclick="showPassword('plugin_delete_me_shortcode_password')">
<label for="pw_3" class="fa"></label>

Solution

  • This will work better

    function insertAfter(referenceNode, newNode) {
      referenceNode.parentNode.insertBefore(newNode, referenceNode.nextSibling);
    }
    const newDiv = document.createElement("div");
    newDiv.id = "new_div";
    newDiv.classList.add("example");
    const inputs = document.querySelectorAll(".some_class");
    const lastInput = inputs[inputs.length - 1]
    insertAfter(lastInput, newDiv);
    
    inputs.forEach(inp => newDiv.append(inp))
    <input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_1">
    <input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_2">
    <input type="checkbox" class="some_class" id="element_3">

    Example with your existing code - if you can change the code do this

    const showPassword = (id, show) => {
      document.getElementById(id).type = show ? "text" : "password"
    };
    document.getElementById("pw_3").addEventListener("click", function() {
      showPassword('plugin_delete_me_shortcode_password', this.checked)
    })
    
    function insertAfter(referenceNode, newNode) {
      referenceNode.parentNode.insertBefore(newNode, referenceNode.nextSibling);
    }
    const newDiv = document.createElement("div");
    newDiv.id = "new_div";
    newDiv.classList.add("example");
    const inputs = document.querySelectorAll("label");
    const lastInput = inputs[inputs.length - 1]
    insertAfter(lastInput, newDiv);
    
    inputs.forEach(inp => newDiv.append(inp))
    .example {
      border: 1px solid black;
      width: 200px;
      padding: 10px;
    }
    <label>Password
    <input type="password" autocomplete="off" autofocus="autofocus" id="plugin_delete_me_shortcode_password" name="plugin_delete_me_shortcode_password"></label>
    <label class="fa"><input type="checkbox" class="togglePw" id="pw_3">
    </label>