In JavaScript, we have methods that help us to capture the location of the mouse on the screen. The top left corner of the screen is (0, 0) i,e, X and Y coordinates are (0, 0). This means that vertical zero is the topmost point and horizontal zero is the leftmost point.
So, the task is to find the coordinates of the mouse over the screen.
It can be implemented using the clientX and clientY methods of the event:
- event.clientX: It gives the horizontal coordinate of the event.
- event.clientY: It gives the vertical coordinate of the mouse.
Syntax:
// For X coordinate event.ClientX // For Y coordinate event.ClientY
Example:
HTML
<script> function coordinate(event) { var x=event.clientX; var y=event.clientY; document.getElementById("X").value=x; document.getElementById("Y").value=y; } </script> <body onmousemove="coordinate(event)"> X-coordinate <input type="text" id="X"> <br> <br> Y-coordinate <input type="text" id="Y"> </body> |
Output:
