How to use JQuery .append() method to add a string containing html?

Question

I created a html page with a search form and I want to show a table with some data whenever the user clicks on the Search button.

I want to use JQuery to show such data instead than inserting a static html <tr>. I want to exploit the .append() method to add a string containing the <td> with data.

So I did the following:

I copypasted a bootstrap code for table and emptied the <tbody>, so the table won't show any row if results will not be returned.

I gave an ID to the <tbody>

This is the html code:

<table id="tabella" class="table hide">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th scope="col">#</th>
      <th scope="col">Nome</th>
      <th scope="col">Cognome</th>
      <th scope="col">Indirizzo</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody id="tbody">
<!-- 

    <tr>
      <th scope="row">1</th>
      <td>Maria</td>
      <td>Ottone</td>
    </tr>


    <tr>
      <th scope="row">2</th>
      <td>Giacomo</td>
      <td>Troisi</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th scope="row">3</th>
      <td>Lorenza</td>
      <td>Pieri</td>
    </tr>

 <-->

  </tbody>
</table>

What I need to do now is appending the first <tr> of the table (previuìously deleted) to the <tbody> by using the JQuery .append() method, as if it were a string, by selecting the ID of the <tbody>.

function validateNome(){
  console.log('function validateNome has been activated');

  if ($("#inlineFormInputNome").val()=="") {
      $("#errorLog").show();    
  } else {          
    $("#errorLog").hide();    
    $("#cercaNome").prop("disabled", true);     
    setTimeout(function (){              
      $("#tabella").show();

//What should I write inside the parentheses in the following line?

      $("#tbody").append("        ");

       $("#cercaNome").prop("disabled", false);    
    } , 2000);
  }
}

That's to say: is it possible to combine the append() method with the html() method in JQuery? Or: How may I use JQuery .append() method to add a string containing html code?

Just FYI, you'll get more accurate answers more quickly if you show us the actual code instead of describing it — Rory McCrossan
– Rory McCrossan, Commented May 22, 2019 at 13:37
You can check this post if it helps in anyway: stackoverflow.com/questions/3015335/jquery-html-vs-append — Louis Eloy
– Louis Eloy, Commented May 22, 2019 at 13:39
@addo.lou thank you for suggesting it. Let's say that I'm trying to "fill that html() method inside the append() method" — franz1
– franz1, Commented May 22, 2019 at 13:49

Louis Eloy · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-22 13:57:45Z

1

You can try something like this:

 $("#tabella tbody").append('<tr><th scope="row">2</th><td>Giacomo</td><td>Troisi</td>/tr>');

It will appened the <tr> after the last <tr> that's in the table.

answered May 22, 2019 at 13:57

Louis Eloy

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2 Comments

franz1 Over a year ago

thank you! I tried to do that before but I left the spaces into the code; now, by looking at your snippet, I deleted the spaces between the tags and it works!

Louis Eloy Over a year ago

You're welcome! I also leave you this other post, might come in handy some other time: stackoverflow.com/questions/36974058/…

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