Placing child element relative to parent with div

[Rob T.]

Given the following in a stylesheet:

#parent
{
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
}

#child
{
width: 50px;
height: 20px;
}

<div id="parent">
<div id="child"></div>
</div>

Now, is there any way to make the bottom of the child element be right
on the bottom of the parent element? I need this to be done without
using position relative/absolute and just having top be 30px because
the parent element height is going to be dynamic. Any help
appreciated.

Rob

[David Dorward]

Rob T. wrote:

Now, is there any way to make the bottom of the child element be right
on the bottom of the parent element?

#parent
{
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
position: relative;
}

#child
{
width: 50px;
height: 20px;
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
}
I need this to be done without using position relative/absolute and just
having top be 30px because the parent element height is going to be
dynamic.

I don't see how you could make that limitation based on that reason. I
think, perhaps, you don't understand how positioning works properly. As far
as I can tell, it is exactly what you are after.
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[Rob T.]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:44:11 +0100, David Dorward <do*****@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Rob T. wrote:

Now, is there any way to make the bottom of the child element be right
on the bottom of the parent element?

#parent
{
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
position: relative;
}

#child
{
width: 50px;
height: 20px;
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
}

I need this to be done without using position relative/absolute and just
having top be 30px because the parent element height is going to be
dynamic.

I don't see how you could make that limitation based on that reason. I
think, perhaps, you don't understand how positioning works properly. As far
as I can tell, it is exactly what you are after.

You are right David. I didn't properly consider using
relative/absolute position. Thank you for the help.

Rob