JavaScript/jQuery - offsetLeft and offsetTop

Question

When hovering over a span I would like to get the offsetLeft and offsetTop values so I can make something hover near it. When I do this I get 0 for both values.

What is

Answer 1

I think you should be able to do this:

HTML

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jQuery

jQuery('.get-close-to').hover(function() {
    var offset = jQuery(this).css('offset');
    alert( 'Left: ' + offset.left + '\nTop: ' + offset.top );
});