relative movement animation

[jpweeks]

I want to animate this location function, any help?

<code>
function setPosition (id,topY,leftX) {
var layerRef = document.getElementById(id);

if (layerRef==null) return;

if (layerRef.style.left && layerRef.style.top) {
layerRef.style.left = leftX+'px';
layerRef.style.top = topY+'px';
}
if (layerRef.style.posLeft && layerRef.style.posTop) {
layerRef.style.posLeft = leftX;
layerRef.style.posTop = topY;
}
}
</code>

[vwphillips]

http://www.vicsjavascripts.org.uk/An...matorBasic.htm

[jpweeks]

The problem i'm having is identifying the div's current position to set as the variable for the animation starting point. I want the div's position to not be stagnant, so the javascript needs to talk to the div to find its current position, then proceed to the designated absolute position on the page which is explicitly identified in the script.

[Master_script_maker]

use layerRef.offsetTop and layerRef.offsetLeft to find the values.

[jpweeks]

function Move(){
var obj=document.getElementById('places');
var srt=findPos(obj);
zxcBAnimator('top',obj,srt,-350,2000);
}

function findPos(obj) {
var obj=document.getElementById('places');
var curtop = 0;
if (obj.offsetParent) {

do {
curtop += obj.offsetTop;
}
while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
return [curtop];
}


I'm using this movement animation script 'zxcBAnimator', and trying to identify the position start variable with the 'findPos' function. I'm not sure why this is not working.

[jpweeks]

nm...I've got it working now