jQuery offset doesn't produce value

Question

before posting the whole code, i wanted to make sure I am not missing a simple issue here.

var dv = $(myElement);

var pos = dv.offset();
var width = dv.width();
var height = dv.height();

alert(pos);
alert(width);
alert(height);

here, width alerts fine, height alerts fine but offset alerts [object Object] (in firefox)

am I missing something here?

Answer 1

that's correct: the offset() function returns an object containing two properties, left and top. (See the docs). "[object Object]" is how most objects are converted to strings.

I'd suggest you install Firebug to help you with debugging Javascript like this as it would give you much better information about the variables.

Answer 2

:S I do apologise for consuming the valuable resources of this website by asking such a question which required client and server side validation, had to access a database and consumed internet bandwidth!!!! thats my anger to self! Think I should get some sleep now.. thanks guys...

Answer 3

and also test with console.log() rather then alert()

Answer 4

Related Issue:

in Firefox 3.0.x and earlier Safari windows versions, I am getting offset return nil or 0 when all other browsers are fine.

Is this a known issue with a known work-around?