The answer is yes:
$('#elementID').offset()
Returns an object with top and left offsets. (http://api.jquery.com/offset/)
Actually there is two options:
position() or offset().
position() Basically similar to what you could use in the CSS top, left properties.
offset() Will return the distance relative to the document. This considers margins, paddings, and borders.
<style>
.someClass {
position: absolute;
top: 100px;
left: 100px;
border: solid 3px black;
}
span {
margin: 20px;
padding: 20px;
border: solid 2px black;
position: absolute;
top: 20px;
left: 20px;
}
</style>
<div class="someClass">
<span>Hello World!</span>
</div>
$('span').position() => { top: 20, left: 20 }
$('span').offset() => { top: 143, left : 143 }You can also set the position() and the offset
<div class="someClass"> <span>Hello World!</span> </div> $('span').position({ top: 20, left: 20 }) $('span').offset({ top: 143, left : 143 })
