Get the position of an element relative to another
Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Created
21 Feb, 2020
Category
Level 1 — Basic
Assume that we're going to measure the top and left positions of the
`ele` element relative to the `target` element.js
// Get the top, left coordinates of two elements
const eleRect = ele.getBoundingClientRect();
const targetRect = ele.getBoundingClientRect();
// Calculate the top and left positions
const top = eleRect.top - targetRect.top;
const left = eleRect.left - targetRect.left;#See also
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