The 'offset' method of jQuery to find the co-ordinate


 

The 'offset' method of jQuery to find the co-ordinate

In this tutorial , we will discuss about 'offset' method of jQuery .

In this tutorial , we will discuss about 'offset' method of jQuery .

The 'offset' method of jQuery to find the co-ordinate

In this tutorial , we will discuss about 'offset' method of jQuery . This method is used to find the coordinate of the clicked html element. In this example we also display which element is clicked by using "this.tagname".

offset.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p { margin-left:10px; color:blue; width:200px;
cursor:pointer; }
span { color:red; cursor:pointer; }
div.abs { width:50px; height:50px; position:absolute;
left:220px; top:35px; background-color:green;
cursor:pointer; }
</style>
<script src="jquery-1.4.2.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="result">Click an element.</div>
<p>
This is the best way to <span>find</span> an offset.
</p>

<div class="abs">
</div>

<script>
$("*", document.body).click(function (e) {
var offset = $(this).offset();
e.stopPropagation();
$("#result").text(this.tagName + " coords ( " + offset.left + ", " +
offset.top + " )");
});

</script>
</body>
</html>

OUTPUT

When we click on box :

When we click on text line it will display :

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