How to add a div on a specifix top and left posiion to another div using jquery

Question

How can i set a child div to x px left and y px top when adding to another div

HTML

<div id="divContainer"> </div>

Script

 $.get(target, function (data) {
        $(data).appendTo('#divContainer').css( { left:100,top:200});               
  });

The get request will give me the markup for another div.

This does not work for me ( positioning to left and top). Any thoughts ?

Answer 1

You'll need to set the position as well.

$(data).appendTo('#divContainer').css( {position: "absolute",left:100,top:200});  

By default, a div has a position of static. top and left do not affect elements with static position.