jQuery event.pageX Property

The jQuery event.pageX is an inbuilt property which is used to find the position of the mouse pointer relative to the left edge of the document.

Syntax:

event.pageX

Parameter: It does not accept any parameter because it is a property not a function.

jQuery examples to show the working of event.pageX property:
Example 1: In the below code, top left position of the mouse-pointer is showing.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
    </script> 
  
    <script> 
        < !--jQuery code to demonstrate the x - coordinate of mouse pointer-- > 
            $(document).ready(function () { 
                $(document).mousemove(function (event) { 
                    $("span").text("X= " + event.pageX); 
                }); 
            }); 
    </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <!-- top left position of the pointer will show here -->
    <p> 
        X co-ordinate position of the mouse-pointer is :  
        <span></span> 
    </p> 
</body> 
  
</html>

Output:

Example 2: In the below code, top right corner position of the mouse-pointer is showing.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <script
    src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
    </script> 
  
    <script> 
        <!-- jQuery code o demonstrate the mouse pointer position -->
        $(document).ready(function() { 
            $(document).mousemove(function(event) { 
                $("span").text("X= " + event.pageX); 
            }); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <!-- top right corner position of the pointer will show here -->
    <p> 
        X co-ordinate position of the mouse-pointer is :  
        <span></span> 
    </p> 
</body> 
  
</html>

Output:

Tags:

#jQuery-Events #jQuery-Propertie #JavaScript #JQuery #Web Technologies

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