DOCJSLIB Version 4.0: How to Get and Set a DHTML Element's Coordinates - www.docjavascript.com

Deriving and Setting a DHTML Element's Coordinates

In this page we round up the new functions that you can use to get and set a DHTML element's coordinates. First we show how to get a DHTML element's top and height:

function docjslib_getElementTop(id) {
  if (NS4) return eval(id).top
  else return eval(id).style.pixelTop;
}
function docjslib_getElementHeight(id) {
  if (NS4) return eval(id).clip.height
  else return eval(id).clientHeight;
}

Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer use similar property names to denote the y coordinate of an element, top and pixelTop, respectively. Finding the element's height is more complicated. In Netscape Navigator, you have to use the height property of the element's clip object. In Internet Explorer, we use the clientHeight property. Setting the element's coordinates and size is very similar between the browsers. The top, left, width, and height are all common to both browsers:

function docjslib_setElementTop(id, elementTop) {
  if (NS4) eval(id).top = elementTop
  else eval(id).style.top = elementTop;
}
function docjslib_setElementLeft(id, elementLeft) {
  if (NS4) eval(id).left = elementLeft
  else eval(id).style.left = elementLeft;
}
function docjslib_setElementWidth(id, elementWidth) {
  if (NS4) eval(id).width = elementWidth
  else eval(id).style.width = elementWidth;
}
function docjslib_setElementHeight(id, elementHeight) {
  if (NS4) eval(id).height = elementHeight
  else eval(id).style.height = elementHeight;
}

function docjslib_setElementBgColor(id, elementColor) {
  if (NS4) eval(id).bgColor = elementColor
  else eval(id).style.backgroundColor = elementColor;
}