Prototype insert after

I'm trying to break up an unordered list containing eight items into two lists, each containing four items.

I figured that .inserting closing and opening tags after the fourth list item should cut it:

if(i == 3) {
  $(li).insert({
    after: "</ul><ul>"
  });
}

But Prototype gives me the <ul></ul> in the opposite order.

<ul>
  <li />
  <li />
  <li />
  <li />
<ul></ul>
  <li />
  <li />
  <开发者_如何学Python;li />
  <li />
</ul>

Is there a simple answer to this one?

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Here's how I would do it

Html:

<div id="list">
        <ul id="original">
            <li>1</li>
            <li>2</li>
            <li>3</li>
            <li>4</li>
            <li>5</li>
            <li>6</li>
            <li>7</li>
            <li>8</li>
            <li>9</li>
        </ul>
    </div>

Javascript:

var ul = new Element('ul');
$$('#original li').each(function(li, index) {
    if (index % 3 == 0 && index > 0) {
        $('list').insert({
            bottom: ul
        });
        ul = new Element('ul');
    }
    ul.insert({
        bottom: li
    });

});
$('list').insert({
    bottom: ul
});
$('original').remove();

Look at a live example

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Use JavaScript's MOD operator to see when you are on the first or 4th row. If you are, create the UL element and then add the LIs to this element.

Something like:

if ( i % 4 == 0 ) {
  currentUl = new Element('ul');
  $('li').appendChild(currentUl);
}

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It doesn't work like that.

Create a new UL, and move the items to that List:

function moveToOtherList(item){
    var myList = item.up('ul');
    var next = myList.next('ul');
    if(!next){
        next = new Element('ul',{style:"margin-top:20px;"});
        myList.insert({after:next});
    }
    next.insert({bottom:item});
}

$$('ul li').each(function(item, index){
    if(index > 3){
        moveToOtherList(item);
    }
});

See this jsfiddle for a working example

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I dont know in Prototype but in Jquery you can try this http://jsfiddle.net/nxapS/7/