how to add new to onclick with javascript

Question

How do I add a list element to an existing ul using a function from an onclick? I need it to add to this type of list ...

Answer 1

First you have to create a li(with id and value as you required) then add it to your ul.

Javascript ::

addAnother = function() {
    var ul = document.getElementById("list");
    var li = document.createElement("li");
    var children = ul.children.length + 1
    li.setAttribute("id", "element"+children)
    li.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Element "+children));
    ul.appendChild(li)
}

Check this example that add li element to ul.

Answer 2

You were almost there:

You just need to append the li to ul and voila!

So just add

ul.appendChild(li);

to the end of your function so the end function will be like this:

function function1() {
  var ul = document.getElementById("list");
  var li = document.createElement("li");
  li.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Element 4"));
  ul.appendChild(li);
}

Answer 3

You have not appended your li as a child to your ul element

Try this

function function1() {
  var ul = document.getElementById("list");
  var li = document.createElement("li");
  li.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Four"));
  ul.appendChild(li);
}

If you need to set the id , you can do so by

li.setAttribute("id", "element4");

Which turns the function into

function function1() {
  var ul = document.getElementById("list");
  var li = document.createElement("li");
  li.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Four"));
  li.setAttribute("id", "element4"); // added line
  ul.appendChild(li);
  alert(li.id);
}