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jQuery mousedown() with Examples
The mousedown() method in jQuery is used to trigger the mousedown event. The event occurs when the left mouse button is pressed down over the selected element.
Syntax
The syntax is as follows −
$(selector).mousedown(func)
Above, func is the function to run when mousedown event triggers.
Example
Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery mousedown() method −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("h2").mouseup(function(){
$(this).after("<p>Mouse up (mouse button is released).</p>");
});
$("h2").mousedown(function(){
$(this).after("<p>Mouse down (mouse button is pressed down).</p>");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Press Here</h2>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output−
On pressing the mouse button and releasing, the following will be visible
Example
Let us now see another example −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("h2").mousedown(function(){
alert("Mouse left pressed");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Press Here</h2>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output−
Now, when mouse left key is pressed−
Updated on 30-Dec-2019 07:13:25
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