Teach with us

What is the role of pageX Mouse Event in JavaScript?

When a mouse event is triggered, the pageX mouse event property is used to get the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer. The coordinate is relative to the screen.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to implement pageX Mouse event in JavaScript.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <p onclick = "coordsFunc(event)">
         Click here to get the x (horizontal) and y (vertical)
         coordinates of the mouse pointer.  
      </p>
      <script>
         function coordsFunc(event) {
            var x_coord = event.pageX;
            var y_coord = event.pageY;
            var xycoords = "X coords= " + x_coord + ", Y coords= " + y_coord;
            document.write(xycoords);
         }
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Updated on 23-May-2020 09:33:19

0 Views

Tutorials Point

Previous Page Next Page  
Advertisements