Get and set position with jQuery offset

Question

How to get and set the position of an element with the jQuery  offset method   Let s say I have a div layer1 and another layer2  How can I get the position of layer1 and set the same position to layer2

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Here is an option  This is just for the x coordinates   var div1Pos       div1   offset    var div1X   div1Pos left      div2   css  left  div1X

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var redBox       post     var greenBox       post1     var offset   redBox offset         post1   css   left    offset left        post1   html  Left     offset left     http   jsfiddle net va836 159

User · Answer

It s doable but you have to know that using offset   sets the position of the element relative to the document       layer1   offset      layer2   offset

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I recommend another option  jQuery UI has a new position feature that allows you to position elements relative to each other  For complete documentation and demo see  http   jqueryui com demos position  option-offset   Here s one way to position your elements using the position feature   var options          my    top left        at    top left        of     layer1         layer2   position options

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Get var p       elementId    var offset   p offset       set     secondElementId   offset   top  offset top  left  offset left

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