How To Know When Two Objects Touch Each Other

how would you know when two objects (such is divs and imgs) touch each other. I am building a mario game and I want to be able to end the level when mario 'rescues' (really just t

Solution 1:

if I understand you, you want to check when $('#mario').position() left / right / top is covering $('#peach') left / right / top.

Solution 2:

this will be perfect for you :

http://gamequeryjs.com/

anyway the thing you are looking for is called HitTest , try some google , but trust me this plugin i have attached above there will really help you alot.

and you know what , just in case you are almost done with your game and dont want to start over , use thsi directly http://plugins.jquery.com/e-smart-hittest-jquery/.