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document.getBoxObjectFor

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

Returns a boxObject (x, y, width, height) for a specified element.

Note: This method is obsolete. You should use the element.getBoundingClientRect() method instead.

Syntax

boxObject = document.getBoxObjectFor(element);

boxObject is an nsIBoxObject.
element is a DOMElement

Example

var myDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv"),
    boxObj = document.getBoxObjectFor (myDiv);
 
alert (
  "x:" + boxObj.x +
  ", y:" + boxObj.y +
  ", Width:" + boxObj.width +
  ", Height:" + boxObj.height
);

Notes

Specified in nsIXULDocument.idl

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