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<script src="https://getfirebug.com/firebug-lite-debug.js"></script>
<i id="elm">how</i>
<button onclick="changer()">Click ME!!!</button>

<script>
function changer(){
var elm = document.getElementById('elm');

elm.insertAdjacentHTML('beforebegin', '<span>Hey-</span>');
elm.insertAdjacentHTML('afterbegin', '<span>dude-</span>'); 
elm.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', '<span>-are</span>'); 
elm.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<span>-you?</span>');  

console.log(document.body.innerHTML);
/* logs
<span>Hey-</span><i id="A"><span>dude-</span>how<span>-are</span></i><span>-you?</span>
*/
}
</script>




















































<h4 style="border-top:1px solid #ADADAD;padding-top:20px;margin-top:20px;"><strong>&larr; Code Example from <a href="http://www.domenlightenment.com/" target="_blank">DOM Enlightenment Book</a> by <a href="http://www.codylindley.com" target="_blank">Cody Lindley</a></strong></h4>

<p>JavaScript code is executed on page load. Click the "Run" button in the top bar to re-run the JavaScript code. All <code>console.log()'s</code> are logged to the <a href="http://getfirebug.com/firebuglite" target="_blank">Firebug Lite</a> console below &darr;.</p>