Get the position of an element

[fox12]

I have a <span id="posid">HERE</span> in a html page. Is there a way to find the x, y coordinates? I'd like to scroll the window to that element if it is embedded in a large page and is out of the visible range.

I need its position because I built a key word search function. If a word matches the pattern, the window will move to that position where the element is located. In the whole page, there is only one <span id="posid"></span>.

It is appreciated much if you could offer any help.

Fox12

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If you're using IE only, you can use the scrollIntoView method to scroll the span into view:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ference/methods/scrollintoview.asp?frame=true

Regarding finding the X and Y coordinates - I know this has been covered many times before... Try using the search feature to find one of many posts about this.

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[fox12]

Thanks so much, Dan. It works, and starting from there, I've solved all my problems.

Fox12