JavaScript onmousemove Event
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JavaScript onmousemove Event
The onmousemove event occurs when the mouse pointer is moving while it is over an element.
onmousemove Event as Attribute
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="point" onmousemove="myFunction(event)">Move the cursor over me</div>
<script>
var x = document.getElementById("point");
function myFunction(e){
var xAxis = e.clientX;
var yAxis = e.clientX;
x.innerHTML = "Position ("+xAxis+", "+yAxis+")";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
As Attribute
<element onmousemove = "JavaScript">
As Property
object.onmousemove = function(){
// code
};
Using Event Listener
object.addEventListener("mousemove" , myScript);
onmousemove Event as Property
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="point">Move the cursor over me</div>
<script>
var x = document.getElementById("point");
function myFunction(e){
var xAxis = e.clientX;
var yAxis = e.clientX;
x.innerHTML = "Position ("+xAxis+", "+yAxis+")";
}
document.onmousemove = myFunction;
</script>
</body>
</html>
Using addEventListener() Method
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="point">Move the cursor over me</div>
<script>
var x = document.getElementById("point");
function myFunction(e){
var xAxis = e.clientX;
var yAxis = e.clientX;
x.innerHTML = "Position ("+xAxis+", "+yAxis+")";
}
x.addEventListener("mousemove", myFunction);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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