How can I get a reference to a node directly after it is appended?

Question

I have a situation where I\'m appending a node inside an element and would like a reference to it right away.

At the moment I do something along these lines:

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Answer 1

You can do

var current = $('<p>hello</p>').appendTo('#elem');

Answer 2

Is this what you mean?

var current = $("#elem").append("<p>hello</p>").children(':last');