For DOM, createElement is probably one of the handiest of all methods.

For this tutorial, we will create an image append it at the end of the document.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var nImage = document.createElement("img");
//-->
</script>

Now that we have out created element, let's assign it the 'src' attribute.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var nImage = document.createElement("img");
nImage.src = "http://www.solidsnakedesigns.com/images/smileys/smile.gif";
//-->
</script>

Now, for this tutorial I am just using the ' :smile: ' smilie as an example. This is optional, but it's something that I always like to do. Add a small portion give the newly create image no border.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var nImage = document.createElement("img");
nImage.src = "http://www.solidsnakedesigns.com/images/smileys/smile.gif";
nImage.border = '0';
//-->
</script>

Now that our image is created and out attributes are set, let's append it to the document.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var nImage = document.createElement("img");
nImage.src = "http://www.solidsnakedesigns.com/images/smileys/smile.gif";
nImage.border = '0';
document.body.appendChild(nImage);
//-->
</script>

There you have it :smile: . If you're using createElement to make a lot of objects for appending, then check out createDocumentFragment() by Peter.