find-my-el

Locates the DOM element closest to a given set of coordinates.

Install

$ yarn add find-my-el

or

npm install find-my-el --save

UMD Build

https://unpkg.com/find-my-el/dist/find-my-el.min.js

Usage

import findMyEl from "find-my-el"

const nodes = document.querySelectorAll(".item")
findMyEl("CENTER", nodes)

// or
const x = window.innerWidth / 2
const y = window.innerHeight / 2
findMyEl([x, y], nodes)

Note: If you're using the UMD build in a <script> tag, the module is available under FindMyEl.

API

findMyEl(position, nodes, [options])

position

Type: ContainerPosition

The coordinates to check against. You may use the position keywords, or pass an array of [x, y] coordinates.

nodes

Type: NodeList

The collection of nodes to check.

options

container

Type: Element | Window

Default: window

Restricts the surface area of the check to the container bounds.

axis

Type: AxisString

Default: both

Allows you to limit which axis to check. Accepts x, y, or both.

Position Keywords

There are various keywords you can use as a shorthand for various positions. They follow the convention of X_Y. Eg. LEFT_CENTER would refer to an x coordinate of 0 and a y coordinate of half the window height.

Keywords:

• CENTER
• LEFT_TOP
• RIGHT_TOP
• CENTER_TOP
• LEFT_CENTER
• RIGHT_CENTER
• LEFT_BOTTOM
• RIGHT_BOTTOM
• CENTER_BOTTOM

How is this different from document.getElementAtPoint?

find-my-el has some key differences that sets it apart from the native document.getElementAtPoint function. The first is it lets you restrict your search to a specific list of DOM nodes. This lets you avoid issues such as a resulting node ending up being a parent element instead of a child node that you're trying to target. The other difference is find-my-el looks for the closest element to the coordinates — even if it's not actually touching them. You can also pass in a custom container to restrict the bounds of your search, instead of checking the entire viewport.

Development

# To run the example
$ yarn run example

# To run the tests
$ yarn test

# To publish the dist file
$ yarn run build

MIT © Collin Henderson