GlobalEventHandlers.onmousemove

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The onmousemove property returns the mousemove event handler code on the current element.

Syntax

element.onmousemove = event handling code

Notes

The mousemove event is raised when the user moves the mouse.

Examples

Example #1: tooltips

The following example shows the use of the onmousemove event with a javaScript tooltip.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Tooltip Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var oTooltip = new (function() {
  var nOverX, nOverY, nLeftPos, nTopPos, oNode, bOff = true;
  this.follow = function (oMsEvnt1) {
    if (bOff) { return; }
    var nMoveX =  oMsEvnt1.clientX, nMoveY =  oMsEvnt1.clientY;
    nLeftPos += nMoveX - nOverX; nTopPos += nMoveY - nOverY;
    oNode.style.left = nLeftPos + "px";
    oNode.style.top = nTopPos + "px";
    nOverX = nMoveX; nOverY = nMoveY;
  };
  this.remove = function () {
    if (bOff) { return; }
    bOff = true; document.body.removeChild(oNode);
  };
  this.append = function (oMsEvnt2, sTxtContent) {
    oNode.innerHTML = sTxtContent;
    if (bOff) { document.body.appendChild(oNode); bOff = false; }
    var nScrollX = document.documentElement.scrollLeft || document.body.scrollLeft, nScrollY = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop, nWidth = oNode.offsetWidth, nHeight = oNode.offsetHeight;
    nOverX = oMsEvnt2.clientX; nOverY = oMsEvnt2.clientY;
    nLeftPos = document.body.offsetWidth - nOverX - nScrollX > nWidth ? nOverX + nScrollX + 10 : document.body.offsetWidth - nWidth + 16;
    nTopPos = nOverY - nHeight > 6 ? nOverY + nScrollY - nHeight - 7 : nOverY + nScrollY + 20;
    oNode.style.left = nLeftPos + "px";
    oNode.style.top = nTopPos + "px";
  };
  this.init = function() {
    oNode = document.createElement("div");
    oNode.className = "tooltip";
    oNode.style.position = "absolute";
  };
})();
</script>
<style type="text/css">
div.tooltip {
  padding: 6px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px #76808C solid;
  border-radius: 5px;
  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
  z-index: 9999;
}
</style>
</head>
<body onload="oTooltip.init();">
<p><a href="http://developer.mozilla.org/" onmouseover="oTooltip.append(event,'Example text 1');" onmousemove="oTooltip.follow(event);" onmouseout="oTooltip.remove();">Move your mouse here&hellip;</a></p>
<p><a href="http://developer.mozilla.org/" onmouseover="oTooltip.append(event,'Example text 2');" onmousemove="oTooltip.follow(event);" onmouseout="oTooltip.remove();">&hellip;or here!!</a></p>
</body>
</html>

Example #2: draggable elements

The following example shows the use of the onmousemove event with draggable objects.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Draggable elements</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function () {
    var
        oActive, nMouseX, nMouseY, nStartX, nStartY,
        bMouseUp = true, nZFocus = /* the highest z-Index present in your page plus 1: */ 100;
    document.onmousedown = function (oPssEvt1) {
        var bExit = true, oMsEvent1 = oPssEvt1 || /* IE */ window.event;
        for (var iNode = oMsEvent1.target || /* IE */ oMsEvent1.srcElement; iNode; iNode = iNode.parentNode) {
            if (iNode.className === "draggable") { bExit = false; oActive = iNode; break; }
        }
        if (bExit) { return; }
        bMouseUp = false;
        nStartX = nStartY = 0;
        for (var iOffPar = oActive; iOffPar; iOffPar = iOffPar.offsetParent) {
            nStartX += iOffPar.offsetLeft;
            nStartY += iOffPar.offsetTop;
        }
        nMouseX = oMsEvent1.clientX;
        nMouseY = oMsEvent1.clientY;
        oActive.style.zIndex = nZFocus++;
        return false;
    };
    document.onmousemove = function (oPssEvt2) {
        if (bMouseUp) { return; }
        var oMsEvent2 = oPssEvt2 || /* IE */ window.event;
        oActive.style.left = String(nStartX + oMsEvent2.clientX - nMouseX) + "px";
        oActive.style.top = String(nStartY + oMsEvent2.clientY - nMouseY) + "px";
    };
    document.onmouseup = function () {
        bMouseUp = true;
    };
})();
</script>
<style type="text/css">
.draggable {
    position: fixed;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    cursor: move;
}
#myDiv {
    width: 300px;
    height: 200px;
    left: 200px;
    top: 200px;
    background-color: #00ff00;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="draggable" id="myDiv"><p>Hello world!</p></div>
<div class="draggable" style="background-color:#aaaaaa;">Another hello world!</div>
</body>
</html>

View this example in action.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onmousemove' in that specification.	Living Standard

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	?	?	?	?

Feature	Android	Android Webview	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	Firefox OS	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile	Chrome for Android
Basic support	?	(Yes)	(Yes)	?	?	?	?	?	(Yes)

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Last updated by: erikadoyle, May 22, 2017, 1:30:42 PM