Get an element with mousemove

Question

Is it possible to get the current element using mousemove ? I'd like to get the element where the mouse is to do specifics things if the mouse isn't on an element x or y.

For exemple :

$(document).mousemove(function(e)
    {
        if(e.xxxx.attr("id") == "elem")
            ...
    });

xxxx is what I'm looking for, and I hope it exists :)

Thanks

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '12 at 11:21

7

If you mean the element the mouse is over, yes, it's available as the target property of the event object.

$(document).mousemove(function(e)
{
    if (e.target.id == "elem") {
        // ...
    }
});

target is a DOM element, and you can access the id of the element directly from its id property (a reflected property that takes its value from the attribute). If you wanted to do other things with it and wanted access to the jQuery functions, you'd use $(e.target) to get a jQuery wrapper for it.

answered Dec 01 '12 at 11:21

T.J. Crowder

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Tanks four the answer. I thought the target property was only for mouseenter/mouseleave events. – thomas-hiron Dec 01 '12 at 21:34
@thomash: Nope, any element-generated event has it (and nearly all events are element-generated). :-) – T.J. Crowder Dec 02 '12 at 08:35
I checked the answer. Thanks for your help ;) – thomas-hiron Dec 02 '12 at 09:04

Get an element with mousemove

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