The function below will give you absolute position of an element in the browser window. This you will need to move element to position relative to another element’s position.
function findPos(obj)
{
var curleft = curtop = 0;
if (obj.offsetParent)
{
curleft = obj.offsetLeft;
curtop = obj.offsetTop;
while (obj = obj.offsetParent)
{
curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
curtop += obj.offsetTop;
}
}
return [curleft,curtop];
}
Remember, when you need to set new position, the value must be in pixels.
toolTip.style.top = new_Y+"px";
toolTip.style.left = new_X+"px";
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