Mega Code Archive
Get the tag offset
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<html>
<head>
<title>Overflow</title>
<style type="text/css">
#div1 { width: 700px; height: 150px }
#div2 { width: 600px; height: 100px; overflow: auto }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function switchContent() {
document.write(document.getElementById("div2").offsetHeight);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<a href="javascript:switchContent();">Switch</a>
</p>
<div id="div1">
<p>p1</p>
</div>
<div id="div2">
<p>Smaller item.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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