8. insert-after
| Chapter 2. Predefined commands |

## 8. insert-after

    insert-after(inserted, after?)

Insert `inserted`, one or more nodes, after node `after`. Parameter `after` defaults to the context node.

Examples:

    insert-after(copy(.));

    insert-after(<meta name="{$metaName}" content="{$metaContent}"/>, $title);

| Always pass detached nodes as the first argument of `insert` or `replace`
The nodes passed as the first argument of commands `insert-after`, `insert-before`, `insert-into` or `replace` must have no parent nodes (“detached nodes”). Example: something like what follows works fine:
    delete($caption);
    insert-after($caption, $table);
While something like what follows will report an execution error:
    insert-after($caption, $table);
    delete($caption);
When passing detached nodes is not possible or not desirable, simply use XPath extension function `copy()` to copy the nodes. Example:
    insert-after(copy($caption), $table);
    delete($caption);

7. group |  | 9. insert-before