Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

moveTo( ), moveToAbsolute( ) — NN 4 IE n/a DOM n/a

Synopsis

moveTo(x, y)

moveToAbsolute(x, y)

Convenience methods that shift the location of the current element to a specific coordinate point. The differences between the two methods show when the element to be moved is nested inside another positioned container (e.g., a layer inside a layer). The moveTo( ) method uses the coordinate system of the parent container; the moveToAbsolute( ) method uses the coordinate system of the page. For a single layer on a page, the two methods yield the same result.

Returned Value

None.

Parameters

x

Positive or negative pixel count relative to the top of the reference container, whether it be the next outermost layer (moveTo( )) or the page (moveToAbsolute( )).

y

Positive or negative pixel count relative to the left edge of the reference container, whether it be the next outermost layer (moveTo( )) or the page (moveToAbsolute( )).