jQuery get the height from top

Question

I need to get the height from top of the page to current scrollbar position and place it to my link: ``` ``` How can I do this?

Accepted Answer

Use the offset()

```
$('.poplight').offset().top
```

If you need to scroll to that position:

```
$('html, body').animate({
    scrollTop: $('.poplight').offset().top
}, 400);
```

If you need the distance from the top of the window to the current position based on scroll:

```
$(window).scrollTop()
```

Want to add that to the url:

```
$(".poplight").attr("href", "#" + $(window).scrollTop())
```

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