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

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<!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

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<!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

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<!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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