jQuery - offsetParent( ) Method
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Description
The offsetParent() method returns a the positioned parent (e.g. relative, absolute) of the first selected element.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to use this method −
selector.offsetParent()
Parameters
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −
NA
Example
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method.
Live Demo<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p").offsetParent().addClass('hilight'); }); </script> <style> .hilight { background:yellow; } </style> </head> <body> <scan>Top Element</scan> <div style = "position:relative;"> <div>sibling<div>child</div></div> <p>sibling</p> <scan>sibling</scan> <div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −
Example
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method.
Live Demo<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p").offsetParent().addClass('hilight'); }); </script> <style> .hilight { background:yellow; } </style> </head> <body> <scan>Top Element</scan> <div class = "hilight" style = "position:relative;"> <div>sibling<div>child</div></div> <p>sibling</p> <scan>sibling</scan> <div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −
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