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Calculate scroll bar width cross-browser
function getScrollBarWidth() {
var inner = document.createElement('p');
inner.style.width = "100%";
inner.style.height = "200px";
var outer = document.createElement('div');
outer.style.position = "absolute";
outer.style.top = "0px";
outer.style.left = "0px";
outer.style.visibility = "hidden";
outer.style.width = "200px";
outer.style.height = "150px";
outer.style.overflow = "hidden";
outer.appendChild(inner);
document.body.appendChild(outer);
var w1 = inner.offsetWidth;
outer.style.overflow = 'scroll';
var w2 = inner.offsetWidth;
if (w1 == w2) {
w2 = outer.clientWidth;
}
document.body.removeChild(outer);
return (w1 - w2);
}
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