How to select elements based on xy coordinates, not using mouse drag, with jquery?

Question

How to select elements based on XY coordinates and not with mouse drag with jquery?

Answer 1

The jQuery plugin, as shown below, will select all elements which are (partially) at position >= x and >= y.

(function($){
    $.fn.filterXY = function(x, y){
        return this.filter(function(){
            var $this = $(this),
                offset = $this.offset(),
                width = $this.width(),
                height = $this.height();
            return offset.left + width >= x
                && offset.top + height >= y;
        });
    }
})(jQuery);

Examples:

$("*").filterXY(0,0);
$("div").filterXY(100, 0);

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Update: Plugin to filter all elements between x1 and x2

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/yx4sN/7/

(function($){
    $.fn.inRangeX = function(x1, x2){
        // Accepting selectors and DOM elements
        if (typeof x1 == "string" && +x1 != x1 || x1 instanceof Element) {
            x1 = $(x1);
        }
        if (typeof x2 == "string" && +x1 != x1 || x1 instanceof Element) {
            x2 = $(x2);
        }
        // Accepting jQuery objects
        if (x1 instanceof $) {
            x1 = x1.offset().left;
        }
        if (x2 instanceof $) {
            x2 = x2.offset().left;
        }
        x1 = +x1;
        x2 = +x2;

        // Make sure that x1 < x2
        if (x1 > x2) {
            var x = x1;
            x1 = x2;
            x2 = x;
        }
        return this.filter(function(){
            var $this = $(this),
                offset = $this.offset(),
                rightSide = $this.width() + offset.left;
            return offset.left >= x1
                  && rightSide <= x2;
        });
    }
})(jQuery);