Obtaining an objects (x,y) coordinates 1

[URLJones]

Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to obtain an objects x and y coordinates. In other words, is there a way to get the coordinate of the top-left corner of the object on the HTML page? I would like to have a function for a drop-down menu which accepts a menuID. So, the function would look like:

function show_menu(menuID){
//get the x coordinate of the calling variable (ie, this)
//get the y coordinate of the calling variable (ie, this)
...
}

I was trying to use the "style" attribute on the calling variable (ie, this.style.top/left) to get the x and y coordinates, but it didn't seem to work. If there's a good way to do this, please let me know

Thanks in advance,

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Does the code in this post help at all?

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=735323

Dan


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[URLJones]

Thanks BillyRay, that link was a great help! Much appreciated.

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