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title: "Insert Before and After Ranges"
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## Aspose.Words - Insert Before and After Ranges

insertBefore to insert before range.

**Java**

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compositeNode.getParentNode().insertBefore(newChildNode, refChildNode);
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## Apache POI HWPF XWPF - Insert Before and After Ranges

insertBefore to insert before range.

**Java**

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doc.getRange().getSection(0).insertBefore("Apache Inserted THIS Text before the below section");
String text = doc.getRange().text();
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## Download Running Code

- [GitHub](https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Java/releases/tag/Aspose.Words_Java_for_Apache_POI_WP-v1.0.0)

## Download Sample Code

- [GitHub](https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Java/tree/master/Plugins/Aspose_Words_for_Apache_POI/src/main/java/com/aspose/words/examples/featurescomparison/ranges)