Getting only x or y position from sprite in compass?

Question

If I use

@import "icon/*.png";
@include all-icon-sprites;

I can use

background-position: sprite-position($icon, foobar);

to get the xy position of the foobar-icon. Is it possible to get only the x or y value within the sprite?

Answer 1

Try this.

$x: nth(sprite-position($icon, foobar), 1);
$y: nth(sprite-position($icon, foobar), 2);