HTML | DOM MouseEvent pageX Property
The MouseEvent pageX property is a read-only property and used for returning the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer when an event has triggered.
Syntax:
event.pageX
Return Values: It returns a number which represents the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer in pixels.
Below program illustrates the MouseEvent pageX property:
Example: Finding out the horizontal coordinates of the mouse pointer, when the mouse button is clicked on an element.
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title>MouseEvent pageX Property in HTML</title> <style> h1 { color: green; } h2 { font-family: Impact; } body { text-align: center; } </style></head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>MouseEvent pageX Property Property</h2> <p onclick="coord(event)"> Click somewhere in the paragraph to get the x(horizontal) coordinates of the mouse pointer when it was clicked.</p> <p id="test"></p> <script> function coord(event) { var x = event.pageX; var coords = "X coordinates: " + x; document.getElementById( "test").innerHTML = coords; } </script> </body> </html> |
Output:
- Before clicking the button:
- After clicking the button
Supported Browsers:
- Opera
- Internet Explorer
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Apple Safari
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