Hi,
I have the same problem and didn't find a solution yet. Is there any
way that I can get the height of elements not visible (because their
display css property is set to none or because parent elements
properties hide this element, too).
Michael
On Jun 17, 4:50 am, "Fred Janon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Klaus,
>
> Humm, I still can't get the size of an element while it's hidden and
> absolute...
>
> I tried with an element:
>
> style="display: none; position: absolute"
>
> and
>
> alert("id: " + elt.id + " height: " + elt.offsetHeight + " width: " +
> elt.offsetWidth);
> alert("id: " + elt.id + " style.height: " + elt.style.height + " style.width:
> " + elt.style.width);
>
> I still get height:0 and width:0 and style.height "" as well as style.width.
>
> Did you mean that the element position is made absolute, moved off screen
> and made visible to get its size and then made static and hidden again?
>
> Thanks
>
> Fred
>
> On 6/17/07, Klaus Hartl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Fred Janon wrote:
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I am trying to understand how the height of an element is calculated in
> > > jQuery. I don't understand how the height can be calculated especially
> > > when the element is hidden with display:none.
>
> > > Thanks
>
> > > Fred
>
> > Fred,
>
> > if the particular element is hidden, it is absolutely positioned while
> > invisible (and the parent element its context), instead of "display:
> > none", and the height can then be calculated. Thereafter these styles
> > are resetted.
>
> > There is one issue: If not the element itself but some parent element is
> > hidden via setting display to none, you won't get the correct height.
> > Its just to expensive to use the above described technique for some
> > parent element.
>
> > --Klaus- Hide quoted text -
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