Get and set position with jQuery .offset()

Question

How to get and set the position of an element with the jQuery .offset method?

Let's say I have a div layer1 and another layer2. How can I get the position of layer1 and set the same position to layer2?

Answer 1

//Get var p = $("#elementId"); var offset = p.offset();  //set $("#secondElementId").offset({ top: offset.top, left: offset.left});