How to change cursor to waiting state in JavaScript/jQuery ?
Given an HTML document and the task is to get the waiting state cursor when mouse moves over an element. Here we are going to achieve that by cursor property which allows to do operation on the cursor. We are going to do that with the help of JavaScript.
Approach:
- Use the cursor property.
- Set its value to progress when waiting cursor is needed.
- Set its value to default when standard cursor is needed.
Example 1:
<!DOCTYPE HTML> < html > < head > < title > How to change cursor to waiting in JavaScript/jQuery ? </ title > < script src = </ script > < style > #div { height: 100px; width: 200px; background: green; color: white; margin: 0 auto; } </ style > </ head > < body style = "text-align:center;" > < h1 id = "h1" style = "color:green;" > GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < p id = "GFG_UP" style = "font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;" > </ p > < div id = "div" > Hover over it </ div > < script > var el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP"); var heading = document.getElementById("h1"); var div = document.getElementById("div"); el_up.innerHTML = "Hover over the element " + "to see the waiting cursor."; $("#div").hover(function() { $(this).css("cursor", "progress"); }, function() { $(this).css("cursor", "default"); }); </ script > </ body > </ html > |
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Example 2:
<!DOCTYPE HTML> < html > < head > < title > How to change cursor to waiting in JavaScript/jQuery ? </ title > < script src = </ script > < style > #div { height: 100px; width: 200px; background: green; color: white; margin: 0 auto; } .cursor { cursor: progress; } </ style > </ head > < body style = "text-align:center;" > < h1 id = "h1" style = "color:green;" > GeeksforGeeks </ h1 > < p id = "GFG_UP" style = "font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;" > </ p > < div id = "div" > Hover over it </ div > < script > var el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP"); var heading = document.getElementById("h1"); var div = document.getElementById("div"); el_up.innerHTML = "Hover over the element " + "to see the waiting cursor."; $("#div").hover(function() { $(this).addClass('cursor'); }, function() { $(this).removeClass('cursor'); }); </ script > </ body > </ html > |
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