The position of (X, Y) means the co-ordinate of an element at the top-left point in a document. X represent the horizontal position and Y represent the vertical position. Use element.getBoundingClientRect() property to get the position of an element.
Example 1:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
position of an element
</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getPositionXY(element) {
var rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
document.getElementById('gfg').innerHTML =
'X: ' + rect.x + ', ' + 'Y: ' + rect.y
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button id = 'button1' onclick = "getPositionXY(this)">
Button 1
</button>
<button id = 'button1' onclick = "getPositionXY(this)">
Button 2
</button>
<br><br>
<button id = 'button1' onclick = "getPositionXY(this)">
Button 3
</button>
<p id = 'gfg'></p>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: In this example, move the pointer over the document to get the position of an element.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
position of an element
</title>
<script type = "text/javascript">
function getPositionXY(element) {
var rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
document.getElementById('text').innerHTML
= 'X: ' + rect.x + '<br>' + 'Y: ' + rect.y;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Move the mouse over the text</p>
<div onmouseover = "getPositionXY(this)">
Position:
<p id = 'text'></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
