containing-block
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A utility function which find the containing block of a DOM element.
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containing-block
This utility will find and return the containing block of a DOM element.
Reference: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/All_About_The_Containing_Block
Install
npm install --save containing-block
Usage
Just load the script in your HTML page and a global cb object will be available in the global namespace.
Use the function cb.get(element) to retrieve the element containing block.
Full example
In this example we search for the containing block of the #my-el element which is a absolute positioned <i> element.
The cb.get() function will return the #main element here.
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/cb.min.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
#main {
position: relative;
}
#my-el {
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="main">
<div id="sub">
<i id="my-el">Hello!</i>
</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function() {
var el = document.getElementById('my-el');
var containingBlock = cb.get(el); // << important stuff is here
// Print the results
if(!containingBlock) console.error("Containing block not found!");
else {
console.log("Containing block is:");
console.log(containingBlock);
}
})()
</script>
</body>
</html>license
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