Pro HTML5 and CSS3 Design Patterns

CHAPTER 4 ■ BOX MODELS

Absolute Box

HTML

<h1>Absolute Box</h1>

<div class="container" >

<div class="default">BEFORE</div>

<div class="box before">ABSOLUTE BEFORE</div>

<div class="box">↑ <br /> Top <br /> ← Left    

  Right → <br /> Bottom <br /> ↓ </div>

<div class="box after">ABSOLUTE AFTER</div>

<div class="default">AFTER</div>

</div>

CSS

*.container { position:relative; }

*.box { position:absolute; overflow:auto; visibility:visible;

z-index:auto; left:0; right:auto; top:0; bottom:auto;

width:220px; height:100px;

margin:10px; padding:10px;}

*.before {width:100px; height:auto; left:400px; right:auto; top:100px; bottom:auto;}

*.after {width:100px; height:auto; left:auto; right:0px; top:auto; bottom:0px; }

/* Nonessential rules are not shown.

See Inline Box for border and background properties. */