HTMLElement.offsetTop
The HTMLElement.offsetTop
read-only property returns the
distance of the outer border of the current element relative to the inner border of
the top of the offsetParent
node.
Syntax
topPos = element.offsetTop;
Parameters
topPos
is the number of pixels from the top of the closest relatively positioned parent element.
Example
var d = document.getElementById("div1");
var topPos = d.offsetTop;
if (topPos > 10) {
// object offset is more
// than 10 pixels from its parent
}
Specifications
Specification |
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CSSOM View Module # dom-htmlelement-offsettop |
Browser compatibility
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In compliance with the specification, this property will return null
on
Webkit if the element is hidden (the style.display
of this element or any
ancestor is "none"
) or if the style.position
of the element
itself is set to "fixed"
.
This property will return null
on Internet Explorer (9) if the
style.position
of the element itself is set to "fixed"
.
(Having display:none
does not affect this browser.)