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I think you want offset <a href="http://api.jquery.com/offset/" rel="ugc">http://api.jquery.com/offset/</a>
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I think you want offset http://api.jquery.com/offset/ [http://api.jquery.com/offset/]

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hmm i tried that but where do you tell it watch element to offset it against?
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hmm i tried that but where do you tell it watch element to offset it against?

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Can you give a bit more info on what the solution was here. <br />

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Can you give a bit more info on what the solution was here.


> A B grade means the solution given lacked some information or required you to do a good amount of extra work to resolve the problem. When closing the question, the asker should explain why a B grade was awarded.

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Hi <br />
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I have a container element of 980px. I want to find the x and y coordinates of an element within that container element.<br />
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Im using .position() . <br />
This retrieves the coordinates in relation to the whole viewport. How can i get the coordinates in relation to the container eleemnt?<br />
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Thanks
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Hi 

I have a container element of 980px. I want to find the x and y coordinates of an element within that container element.

Im using .position() . 
This retrieves the coordinates in relation to the whole viewport. How can i get the coordinates in relation to the container eleemnt?

Thanks

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