how to track mouse movement in javascript code example
Example 1: Javascript track mouse pointer
var pointerX = -1;
var pointerY = -1;
document.onmousemove = function(event) {
pointerX = event.pageX;
pointerY = event.pageY;
}
setInterval(pointerCheck, 1000);
function pointerCheck() {
console.log('Cursor at: '+pointerX+', '+pointerY);
}
Example 2: how to get mouse coordinates in javascript
var myX, myY, xyOn, myMouseX, myMouseY;
xyOn = true;
function getXYPosition(e) {
myMouseX = (e || event).clientX;
myMouseY = (e || event).clientY;
if (document.documentElement.scrollTop > 0) {
myMouseY = myMouseY + document.documentElement.scrollTop;
}
if (xyOn) {
alert("X is " + myMouseX + "\nY is " + myMouseY);
}
}
function toggleXY() {
xyOn = !xyOn;
document.getElementById('xyLink').blur();
return false;
}
document.onmouseup = getXYPosition;