Element offsetHeight Property - Javascript DOM

Javascript examples for DOM:Element offsetHeight

Description

The offsetHeight property returns the viewable height of an element in pixels, including padding, border and scrollbar, but not the margin.

This property is read-only.

Return Value

A Number, representing the viewable height of an element in pixels, including padding, border and scrollbar

The following code shows how to get the height and width of a <div> element, including padding and border:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#myDIV {//from   w  w  w . j a  v a  2 s . c  o  m
    height: 250px;
    width: 400px;
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 15px;
    border: 5px solid red;
    background-color: lightblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<div id="myDIV">
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  This is a test. This is a test. This is a test.
  <p id="demo"></p>
</div>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var elmnt = document.getElementById("myDIV");
    var txt = "Height including padding and border: " + elmnt.offsetHeight + "px<br>";
    txt += "Width including padding and border: " + elmnt.offsetWidth + "px";
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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