Check if mouse is inside div

Question

I want to use an if statement to check if the mouse is inside a certain div, something like this:

if ( mouse is inside #element ) {
 // do something
} else {
 return;
}

This will result in the function to start when the mouse is inside #element, and stops when the mouse is outside #element.

Solution 1

you can register jQuery handlers:

var isOnDiv = false;
$(yourDiv).mouseenter(function(){isOnDiv=true;});
$(yourDiv).mouseleave(function(){isOnDiv=false;});

no jQuery alternative:

document.getElementById("element").addEventListener("mouseenter", function(  ) {isOnDiv=true;});
document.getElementById("element").addEventListener("mouseout", function(  ) {isOnDiv=false;});

and somewhereelse:

if ( isOnDiv===true ) {
 // do something
} else {
 return;
}

Solution 2

Well, that's kinda of what events are for. Simply attach an event listener to the div you want to monitor.

var div = document.getElementById('myDiv');
div.addEventListener('mouseenter', function(){
  // stuff to do when the mouse enters this div
}, false);

If you want to do it using math, you still need to have an event on a parent element or something, to be able to get the mouse coordinates, which will then be stored in an event object, which is passed to the callback.

var body = document.getElementsByTagName('body');
var divRect = document.getElementById('myDiv').getBoundingClientRect();
body.addEventListener('mousemove', function(event){
  if (event.clientX >= divRect.left && event.clientX <= divRect.right &&
      event.clientY >= divRect.top && event.clientY <= divRect.bottom) {
      // Mouse is inside element.
    }
}, false);

But it's best to use the above method.

Solution 3

simply you can use this:

var element = document.getElementById("myId");
if (element.parentNode.querySelector(":hover") == element) {
    //Mouse is inside element
} else {
    //Mouse is outside element
}

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Improving using the comments

const element = document.getElementById("myId");
if (element.parentNode.matches(":hover")) {
    //Mouse is inside element
} else {
    //Mouse is outside element
}