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[RESOLVED] capture dimensions of object

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Jul 30.2007

how do i capture the true width and height of an object (including borders, padding etc) using javascript? i know that object.style.height will give me the CSS height, but i want to know the overall dimensions…

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@mrhooJul 31.2007 — [CODE]function elSize(who){
return [Math.max(who.scrollWidth,who.offsetWidth),
Math.max(who.scrollHeight,who.offsetHeight)];
}[/CODE]
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@bcamp1973authorJul 31.2007 — great! thanks to you both!
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@bcamp1973authorJul 31.2007 — mrhoo, an you demonstrate how your function would be used? i'm not clear on the syntax of getting the returned value...
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