positioning-strategy
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The [`positioning-strategy`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/positioning-strategy) module implements a function to calculate where to position an element relative to another element.
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The positioning-strategy
module implements a function to calculate where to position an element relative to another element.
Usage
This module exports a single function,
function calculateChildPosition(
strategy,
parentRect,
childDimension,
viewportDimension,
options
): { left: number, top: number }
Parameters
strategy
The wanted position of the child relative to the parent represented by the combination of two axes: (top, bottom) and (left, center, right)Possible values are:
"top left"
,"top center"
,"top right"
,"bottom left"
,"bottom center"
,"bottom right"
,"left top"
,"left center"
,"left bottom"
,"right top"
,"right center"
,"right bottom"
,
including the shorthands:"top"
,"bottom"
,"left"
and"right"
parentRect
An object representing the rectangle of the parent. It has these properties:left
The distance from the left edge of the viewport to the element.top
The distance from the top edge of the viewport to the element.width
The width of the element.height
The height of the element.
childDimension
An object representing the size of the child you want to position.width
The width of the element.height
The height of the element.
viewportDimension
An object representing the size of the viewport.width
The width of the element.height
The height of the element.
options
Optional.gap
The distance between the child and the parent.
Return value
It returns an object representing where to position the child relative to the parent element. It contains these properties:
left
The distance from the left edge of the viewport to the child.top
The distance from the top edge of the viewport to the child.