Get content width of an element

Question

offsetWidth isn't good enough for me right now, as this includes padding and border width. I want to find out the content width of the element. Is there a property for that, or do I have to take the offsetWidth and then subtract the padding and border width from the computed style?

Answer 1

I would suggest either scrollWidth or the clientWidth depending on whether you want to account for the scrollbar.

Check out Determining the dimensions of elements or the specification itself.