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

Like they say, mostly append() and appendTo produce the same results. However, when you start chaining the result, you can see a difference!

Target HTML:

First with append():

$( ".inner1" )
  .append   ( "
Test
" )
  .addClass ( "addBorder" );

Produces:

Test

Second with appendTo()

$( "
Test
" )
.appendTo ( ".inner2" )
.addClass ( "addBorder" );

Produces:

    
    
Test