how can I store a newly appended element into a variable? [duplicate]

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How can I get a reference to a node directly after it is appended?

as an example:

$(document).append('<div class="new-elem" />');

how do i now store the above newly created element into a variable so i can use it like this:

newElem.append('div class="another-new-element" />');

where newElem is the element i appended to the document initially?

i'm assuming it can't be done like:

var newElem = $(document).append('<div class="new-elem" />');

Answer 1

You can do the opposite with appendTo:

var newElem = $('<div class="new-elem" />').appendTo(document);

Answer 2

you should use appendTo:

var newElem = $('<div class="new-elem"></div>').appendTo(document);