If we give relative position to the parent, which of the following child element will position itself with respect to the parent element?
<div class="parent">
<div id="child1"></div>
<div id="child2"></div>
<div id="child3"></div>
<div id="child4"></div>
</div>
#child1 {
position: fixed;
}
#child3 {
position: relative;
}
#child2 {
position: absolute;
}
#child4 {
position: static;
}
The child elements that will position themselves with respect to the parent element when relative position is given to the parent are #child3 and #child4.
#child3 will be positioned relative to the parent element and any subsequent elements will flow around it.
#child4 will follow the normal flow of elements and will not be affected by the relative positioning of the parent.
If the parent element has the relative position, then the child element with the relative position will position itself with respect to the parent element. In this case, #child3 will position itself relative to the parent element.
In this case, the child element with the relative position (#child3) will position itself with respect to the parent element.
Explanation:
When an element is positioned relatively, its position is calculated based on its original position in the document flow, but with respect to its nearest positioned ancestor.
In the given example, the parent element has no positioning specified, which means it has the default position of static. However, this does not affect the positioning of the child elements.
#child1 has a position of fixed, which means it will be positioned relative to the viewport and will not scroll with the page.
#child2 has a position of absolute, which means it will be positioned relative to the nearest positioned ancestor (i.e., an ancestor element that has a position value other than static). Since no ancestor elements have a positioned value specified, it will be positioned relative to the initial containing block (which is usually the viewport).
#child3 has a position of relative, which means it will be positioned relative to its original position in the document flow, but with respect to its nearest positioned ancestor. In this case, the nearest positioned ancestor is the parent element, so #child3 will position itself relative to the parent.
#child4 has a position of static, which means it will be positioned according to the normal document flow and will not be affected by positioning properties.
Therefore, the child element positioned with respect to the parent element in this scenario is #child3.