# DOMNode->insertBefore()

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DOMNode->insertBefore() — Adds a new child before a reference node

### Description

DOMNode
DOMNode insertBefore ( DOMNode `$newnode` [, DOMNode `$refnode` ] )

This function inserts a new node right before the reference node. If you plan to do further modifications on the appended child you must use the returned node.

### Parameters

`newnode`

  The new node.

`refnode`

  The reference node. If not supplied, `newnode` is appended to the children.

### Return Values

The inserted node.

### Errors/Exceptions

`DOM_NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR`

  Raised if this node is readonly or if the previous parent of the node being inserted is readonly.

`DOM_HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR`

  Raised if this node is of a type that does not allow children of the type of the `newnode` node, or if the node to append is one of this node's ancestors or this node itself.

`DOM_WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR`

  Raised if `newnode` was created from a different document than the one that created this node.

`DOM_NOT_FOUND`

  Raised if `refnode` is not a child of this node.