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d1223m
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absolute positions

Post by d1223m »

is there any way at all i can get the current absolute position of an element?

for example:

<table>
<tr>
<td>fred</td>
<td><div style="position:absolute;">something</div></td>
</tr>
</table>

can i now get the position of the div in left,top terms?
Skyzyx
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Post by Skyzyx »

Well, if you modify your code slightly like this:

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<table>
<tr>
<td>fred</td>
<td><div style="position:absolute;" id="myDiv">something</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
You should be able to get the information like this:

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var divTop = document.getElementById('myDiv').style.top;
var divLeft = document.getElementById('myDiv').style.left;
var divRight = document.getElementById('myDiv').style.right;
I'd check this out to learn more:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... erties.asp
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