Sys.UI.DomElement getBounds Method
Gets a set of integer coordinates that represent the position, width, and height of a DOM element. This member is static and can be invoked without creating an instance of the class.
var b = Sys.UI.DomElement.getBounds(element);
var x = b.x;
var y = b.y;
var w = b.width;
var h = b.height;
Parameters
Term |
Definition |
|---|---|
element |
The Sys.UI.DomElement instance to get the coordinates of. |
Return Value
An object of the JavaScript type Object that contains the x-coordinate and y-coordinate of the upper-left corner, the width, and the height of the element in pixels.
Remarks
The object that is returned by the getBounds method contains the following four fields:
Field |
Definition |
|---|---|
x |
The number of pixels between the element and the left edge of the owner frame or window. |
y |
The number of pixels between the element and the top edge of the owner frame or window. |
width |
The width of the element in pixels. |
height |
The height of the element in pixels. |
Example
The following example shows how to use the getBounds method. This code is part of a larger example found in the Sys.UI.DomElement class overview.
// Get the bounds of the element
var elementRef = $get("Label1");
var elementBounds = Sys.UI.DomElement.getBounds(elementRef);
// Get the bounds of the element
var elementRef = $get("Label1");
var elementBounds = Sys.UI.DomElement.getBounds(elementRef);