Measuring Element Dimension and Location > html

Understanding Properties That Measure Element
Dimension and Location

The following diagram of a sample page shows the DHTML Object Model properties that are related to the dimension and location of elements. The sample page contains a div element that is relatively positioned on the page. Since the overflow attribute of the div has been set to scroll and it contains more content than can be displayed within its limited client area, scroll bars are displayed.

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/overview/measure.htm