Using different position types:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>Select a position in the list below to change the div's position.</p> <div id="myDiv" style="top:50px;left:100px;">I am a div element.</div> <select onchange="myFunction(this);" size="5"> <option>absolute <option>fixed <option>static <option>relative <option>sticky </select>//from w ww. ja va2s .c o m <script> function myFunction(x) { var whichSelected = x.selectedIndex; var posVal = x.options[whichSelected].text; var elem = document.getElementById("myDiv"); elem.style.position = posVal; } </script> </body> </html>