How to keep a floating div centered on window resize (jQuery/CSS)
- by Jimbo
Is there a way (without binding to the window.resize event) to force a floating DIV to re-center itself when the browser window is resized?
To help explain, I imagine the pseudocode would look something like:
div.left = 50% - (div.width / 2)
div.top = 50% - (div.height / 2)
UPDATE
My query having been answered below, I wanted to post the final outcome of my quest - a jQuery extension method allowing you to center any block element - hope it helps someone else too.
jQuery.fn.center = function() {
var container = $(window);
var top = -this.height() / 2;
var left = -this.width() / 2;
return this.css('position', 'absolute').css({ 'margin-left': left + 'px', 'margin-top': top + 'px', 'left': '50%', 'top': '50%' });
}
Usage:
$('#mydiv').center();
