Co to jest offsetHeight, clientHeight, scrollHeight?

Myśl o wyjaśnieniu, jaka jest różnica między offsetHeight, clientHeight i scrollHeight lub offsetWidth, clientWidth i scrollWidth?

Trzeba znać tę różnicę przed pracą po stronie klienta. W przeciwnym razie połowa ich życia zostanie spędzona na naprawianiu interfejsu użytkownika.

Fiddle , lub inline poniżej:

function whatis(propType) {
  var mainDiv = document.getElementById("MainDIV");
  if (window.sampleDiv == null) {
    var div = document.createElement("div");
    window.sampleDiv = div;
  }
  div = window.sampleDiv;
  var propTypeWidth = propType.toLowerCase() + "Width";
  var propTypeHeight = propType + "Height";

  var computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(mainDiv, null);
  var borderLeftWidth = computedStyle.getPropertyValue("border-left-width");
  var borderTopWidth = computedStyle.getPropertyValue("border-top-width");

  div.style.position = "absolute";
  div.style.left = mainDiv.offsetLeft + Math.round(parseFloat((propType == "client") ? borderLeftWidth : 0)) + "px";
  div.style.top = mainDiv.offsetTop + Math.round(parseFloat((propType == "client") ? borderTopWidth : 0)) + "px";
  div.style.height = mainDiv[propTypeHeight] + "px";
  div.style.lineHeight = mainDiv[propTypeHeight] + "px";
  div.style.width = mainDiv[propTypeWidth] + "px";
  div.style.textAlign = "center";
  div.innerHTML = propTypeWidth + " X " + propTypeHeight + "( " +
    mainDiv[propTypeWidth] + " x " + mainDiv[propTypeHeight] + " )";



  div.style.background = "rgba(0,0,255,0.5)";
  document.body.appendChild(div);

}
document.getElementById("offset").onclick = function() {
  whatis('offset');
}
document.getElementById("client").onclick = function() {
  whatis('client');
}
document.getElementById("scroll").onclick = function() {
  whatis('scroll');
}

#MainDIV {
  border: 5px solid red;
}

<button id="offset">offsetHeight & offsetWidth</button>
<button id="client">clientHeight & clientWidth</button>
<button id="scroll">scrollHeight & scrollWidth</button>

<div id="MainDIV" style="margin:auto; height:200px; width:400px; overflow:auto;">
  <div style="height:400px; width:500px; overflow:hidden;">

  </div>
</div>