In HTML/Javascript, Can I get an element by coordinates, regardless of the mouse position?

Question

Hi all,

Is it possible? Get an element by coordinates, without using mouse or other device/resource, just passing top and left parameter like getElementByCoordinates(top,left); ?

Tks,

Manoel

Answer 1

Call document.elementFromPoint.

Answer 2

this is what you are looking for : http://api.jquery.com/offset/

Answer 3

this link:

http://www.roseindia.net/javascript/javascript-elementfrompoint-meth.shtml

should help.

"JavaScript method elementFromPoint returns the presented element at the specified coordinate position given in the arguments."