Need help with form!

[ilovemusic123]

Hi, I have a question about Java. I'm really new to Java so this is not something I'm familiar with..
My question is, how do I get the values of pos.offsetTop and pos.offsetLeft to show up in my input box??

Here is the java code:

function getPosition(element) {
         var left = 0;
         var top = 0;
         if(element.offsetParent) {
             while(element) {
                 left += element.offsetLeft;
                 top += element.offsetTop;
                 element = element.offsetParent;
             }
         }
         return {offsetLeft: left, offsetTop: top};
}
 
     var element = document.getElementById('elem');
     var pos = getPosition(element);
     document.Show.X.value = pos.offsetTop;
     document.Show.Y.value = pos.offsetLeft;
     return true
     }

Here's the HTML:

<div id="elem">My Element</div>
<form name="Show">
    <input type="text" name="X" value="0" size="4"> X<br>
    <input type="text" name="Y" value="0" size="4"> Y<br>
</form>

Can someone please help me fix my code.. I can't seem to get the values from the java into the form.

[Dormilich]

firstly, you certainly mean JavaScript (JavaScript != Java)

secondly, your Javascript code has an error (there is one curly bracket left over and a return statement out of a function).

well, it could be something with the time, the script is called, but I have too less info to say for sure.

[acoder]

Yes, lines 14-19 should be within its own function which you could call, say, onclick of a button.

PS. please use [code] tags properly. See How to Ask a Question. Thanks!