I’m sure the answer is no, but is it possible to determine the width of an element before it is appended to the DOM?
Once it’s appended, I know I can use offsetWidth and offsetHeight.
Thanks
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I’m sure the answer is no, but is it possible to determine the width of an element before it is appended to the DOM?
Once it’s appended, I know I can use offsetWidth and offsetHeight.
Thanks
The trick is to show the element (display:block) but also hide it (visibility:hidden) and to set it’s position to absolute so that it doesn’t affect the page flow.
The MooTools Element.Measure class does this, as Oscar mentioned.