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How do I find the DOM node that is at a given (X,Y) position? (Hit test)
I’m looking to identify the target DOM element at a specified location. For example, I want to say, give me the element at offset 200px from the top and 150px from the left. This needs to be done programatically, and not via an event (for example, it should be able to return the element when the page loads)
For extra points, would it be possible to identify a word or string of words at a specified location?
Is there an easy way to do this using jQuery?
Target: I would like to dynamically insert a div into this location and float it right.
(This is a duplicate of How do I find the DOM node that is at a given (X,Y) position? (Hit test))
document.elementFromPoint()See the Firefox reference at
https://developer.mozilla.org/En/DOM:document.elementFromPoint
and cross-browser issues at
http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2010/06/more_ie9_goodne.html