Javascipt: Get mouse position relative to parent element

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Published on 2010-04-10T18:34:38Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 18:43 UTC
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Is there any way to get mouse position relative to it's parent element?

Let's say I have a structure:

<div id="parent">
    <span class="dot"></span>
</div>

When I bring my mouse over span element I need to get its position relative to its parent element (<div id="parent">). PageX/ClientX give me position relative to page/client area, so it's not working for me.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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