This is a more efficient version of an idea posted here by Tim Salai ( even though you are just beginning, it was brilliant to place an element in the bottom right corner like that ).
var getDimensions = document.createElement("div");
getDimensions.setAttribute("style",
"visibility:hidden;position:fixed;bottom:0px;right:0px;");
document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].appendChild(getDimensions);
var viewportWidth = getDimensions.offsetLeft;
var viewportHeight = getDimensions.offsetTop;
And here is a modular version
var PageDimensions = function(){
var Width;
var Height;
function pagedimensionsCtor (){
var getDimensions = document.createElement("div");
getDimensions.setAttribute("style" ,
"visibility:hidden;position:fixed;bottom:0px;right:0px;");
document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].appendChild(getDimensions);
Width = getDimensions.offsetLeft;
Height = getDimensions.offsetTop;
getDimensions.parentNode.removeChild(getDimensions);
}
pagedimensionsCtor();
function Reset(){
pagedimensionsCtor();
}
function GetPageHeight(){
return Height;
}
function GetPageWidth(){
return Width;
}
return{
Reset: Reset,
GetPageHeight: GetPageHeight,
GetPageWidth: GetPageWidth
};
}
Use the modular version:
var page = new PageDimensions();
console.log("viewportWidth: " + page.GetPageWidth() + " viewportHeight: " + page.GetPageHeight());
Bonus feature:
page.Reset();//just in case you think your dimensions have changed