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What is the difference between jQuery.position() and jQuery.offset() in jQuery?
jQuery position() method
The position() method gets the top and left position of an element relative to its offset parent.
The returned object contains two Integer properties, top and left. For accurate calculations make sure to use pixel values for margins, borders and padding. This method only works with visible elements.
Example
You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with position() method in jQuery:
<html>
<head>
<title>The jQuery Example</title>
<script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("div").click(function () {
var position = $(this).position();
$("#lresult").html("left position: <span>" + position.left + "</span>.");
$("#tresult").html("top position: <span>" + position.top + "</span>.");
});
});
</script>
<style>
div {
width:60px;
height:60px;
margin:5px;
float:left;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click on any square:</p>
<span id = "lresult"> </span>
<span id = "tresult"> </span>
<div style = "background-color:blue;"></div>
<div style = "background-color:pink;"></div>
<div style = "background-color:#123456;"></div>
<div style = "background-color:#f11;"></div>
</body>
</html>jQuery offset() method
The offset( ) method gets the current offset of the first matched element, in pixels, relative to the document.
Example
You can try to run the following code to learn how to use offset() method in jQuery:
jQuery position() method
<html>
<head>
<title>jQuery offset() method</title>
<script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("div").click(function () {
var offset = $(this).offset();
$("#lresult").html("left offset: <span>" + offset.left + "</span>.");
$("#tresult").html("top offset: <span>" + offset.top + "</span>.");
});
});
</script>
<style>
div { width:60px; height:60px; margin:5px; float:left; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click on any square:</p>
<span id = "lresult"> </span>
<span id = "tresult"> </span>
<div style = "background-color:blue;"></div>
<div style = "background-color:pink;"></div>
<div style = "background-color:#123456;"></div>
<div style = "background-color:#f11;"></div>
</body>
</html>
Updated on: 10-Dec-2019
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