I just started using jQuery. Now I want to use an jQuery method with an element object.
var element = document.elementFromPoint(x, y);
element.offset();
Of course this doesn't work because the variable element is not a jQuery selector, so the error message I get in Firebug is "element.offset is not a function". Is there any general method I could use this element object with an jQuery selector?
I just started using jQuery. Now I want to use an jQuery method with an element object.
var element = document.elementFromPoint(x, y);
element.offset();
Of course this doesn't work because the variable element is not a jQuery selector, so the error message I get in Firebug is "element.offset is not a function". Is there any general method I could use this element object with an jQuery selector?
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Reset to default 8You can turn a normal DOM element into a jQuery selection by wrapping it in $()
:
var element = document.elementFromPoint(x, y);
$(element).offset();
You need to wrap it into the jQuery constructor function, which returns a jQuery object
.
jQuery(element).offset();
or shortcut method
$(element).offset();
http://api.jquery./jQuery/