How to establish the width of a span

[DanLap]

I need to calculate the width of a span taking into account the font and size of it's contents. I want to use that width to position the span with a style:"position;absolute; left:xxx;" that will change depending on the with of the span.

Can anyone help me on this?

Thanks

[JohnKrutsch]

Something like this ought to do it:

<span id="theSpan"><img src="image1.gif"></span>
<script>
if (document.layers){
  w=document.layers["theSpan"].clip.width;
} else if (document.all && !document.getElementById){
  w=document.all["theSpan"].offsetWidth;
} else if(document.getElementById){
  w=document.getElementById("theSpan").offsetWidth;
}

alert(w);

</script>

[DanLap]

Works great thanks