trigger hover event javascript code example

Example 1: hover jquery

$( "div.enterleave" )
  .mouseenter(function() {
    n += 1;
    $( this ).find( "span" ).text( "mouse enter x " + n );
  })
  .mouseleave(function() {
    $( this ).find( "span" ).text( "mouse leave" );
  });

Example 2: get hover element js

let test = document.getElementById("test");
  
// This handler will be executed only once when the cursor
// moves over the unordered list
test.addEventListener("mouseenter", function( event ) {   
  // highlight the mouseenter target
  event.target.style.color = "purple";

  // reset the color after a short delay
  setTimeout(function() {
    event.target.style.color = "";
  }, 500);
}, false);

Example 3: trigger hover event javascript

$("#id").mouseover();