JavaScript: Element positioning

Question

How can we change a position of an element in JS from a function? object.style.left = "distance"; --> It won't work with returned value, but with right format (12%, 12px).

Code Example:

/*Get random value*/
function move() {
    var distance = 10*Math.random();
    return distance;
}
/*Assign to the style.left property of an element*/
function assign() {
    var distance = move();
    object.style.left = "distance";
}```

Answer 1

"distance" should not be a string. It's a variable. Try:

object.style.left = distance;