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Calculate scroll bar width cross-browser
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function getScrollBarWidth() { | |
var inner = document.createElement('p'); | |
inner.style.width = "100%"; | |
inner.style.height = "200px"; | |
var outer = document.createElement('div'); | |
outer.style.position = "absolute"; | |
outer.style.top = "0px"; | |
outer.style.left = "0px"; | |
outer.style.visibility = "hidden"; | |
outer.style.width = "200px"; | |
outer.style.height = "150px"; | |
outer.style.overflow = "hidden"; | |
outer.appendChild(inner); | |
document.body.appendChild(outer); | |
var w1 = inner.offsetWidth; | |
outer.style.overflow = 'scroll'; | |
var w2 = inner.offsetWidth; | |
if (w1 == w2) { | |
w2 = outer.clientWidth; | |
} | |
document.body.removeChild(outer); | |
return (w1 - w2); | |
} |
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