In which case it is better to use the .append(), and which .appendTo()?

Question

There is no big difference between those functions except the syntax:

$(\'.target\').append(\'text\');
$(\'text\').appendTo(\'.target\');

A

Answer 1

When you are creating an element, it's smoother to use .appendTo equivalents

$("
", {text: "hello"}).appendTo("body");

vs

$("body").append( $("
", {text: "hello" }) /*Awkward having to call jQuery constructor here*/);