Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
Returns a boxObject (x, y, width, height) for a specified element.
Note: This method is obsolete. You should use the
element.getBoundingClientRect() method instead.Syntax
boxObject = document.getBoxObjectFor(element);
boxObjectis annsIBoxObject.elementis aDOMElement
Example
var myDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv"),
boxObj = document.getBoxObjectFor (myDiv);
alert (
"x:" + boxObj.x +
", y:" + boxObj.y +
", Width:" + boxObj.width +
", Height:" + boxObj.height
);
Notes
Specified in nsIXULDocument.idl