# XML insertBefore problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-problem/108869>\
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**Created:** [April 29, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-problem/108869 "2004-04-29T13:44:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@GoA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GoA)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-problem/108869/1 "2004-04-29T13:44:21Z")

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Hellow,

I’m working on a XML update modulle, but i have a big problem with my insertBefore

I’m just trying to add an \<xxx\> tag before the \<newsItem\> tag for the moment, He only does inserts it befor the first \<newsItem\> tag, he refuses to do it before the 2nd, 3rd or 4th newsItem tag

Can somebody pleaaaase help me :-/

This is the XML code (for a better view [http://www.goadesign.be/3sexy.xml](http://www.goadesign.be/3sexy.xml) )

```auto
 [color=#0000ff]<?xml version="1.0" ?>[/color] 
[**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000]-[/color][/font]**](http://www.goadesign.be/3sexy.xml#) [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]newsXML[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]
[**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000]-[/color][/font]**](http://www.goadesign.be/3sexy.xml#) [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]
**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **1** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **titel1** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **vandaag** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **bericht1** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]link[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict0[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict1[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]

[**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000]-[/color][/font]**](http://www.goadesign.be/3sexy.xml#) [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]
**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **2** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **titel2** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **morgen** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **beeericht** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]link[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict0[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict1[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]

[**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000]-[/color][/font]**](http://www.goadesign.be/3sexy.xml#) [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]
**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **3** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **titel3** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **vandaag** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **bericht1** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]link[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict0[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict1[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]

[**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000]-[/color][/font]**](http://www.goadesign.be/3sexy.xml#) [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]
**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **4** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]id[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **titel4** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]title[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **overmorgen** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]date[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] **blablablabla** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]message[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]link[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict0[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]<[/color][color=#990000]pict1[/color] [color=#0000ff]/>[/color] 

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]newsItem[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]

**[font=Courier New][color=#ff0000] [/color][/font]** [color=#0000ff]</[/color][color=#990000]newsXML[/color][color=#0000ff]>[/color]

 

```

And this is my AS code

```auto
  
for (nodeTeller=0; nodeTeller<xmlData.firstChild.childNodes.length; nodeTeller++)
	 {
	  idMatch = xmlData.firstChild.childNodes[nodeTeller].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
	  //Controleren of het ID al bestaat
	  if (itemID == idMatch)
	  {
	   trace("we have a match!");
	   //als het ID al bestaat een nieuw <newsItem> element met subelementen aanmaken
	   //
	   beforeNode = xmlData.childNodes[nodeTeller].firstChild;
	   trace("BEFORE NODE: "+beforeNode);
	   trace(" ");
	   node = xmlData.createElement("XXX");
	   xmlData.childNodes[nodeTeller].insertBefore(node, beforeNode);
	   trace(xmlData);

```