Get relative position between 2 DOM elements using JavaScript

Question

I\'ve implemented a set of draggable elements that can be dropped into some containers using jQuery. What I need is an animation that moves an element to a specific containe

Answer 1

Using pure javascript.

var dx = obj1.offsetLeft - obj2.offsetLeft;
var dy = obj1.offsetTop - obj2.offsetTop;
var distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(dx,2) + Math.pow(dy,2));