Move an image with Javascript using mouse events
Solution 1
var dog = document.getElementById("dogPic");
var cat = document.getElementById("catPic");
var moving = false;
dog.addEventListener("mousedown", initialClick, false);
cat.addEventListener("mousedown", initialClick, false);
function move(e){
var newX = e.clientX - 10;
var newY = e.clientY - 10;
image.style.left = newX + "px";
image.style.top = newY + "px";
}
function initialClick(e) {
if(moving){
document.removeEventListener("mousemove", move);
moving = !moving;
return;
}
moving = !moving;
image = this;
document.addEventListener("mousemove", move, false);
}
#dogPic, #catPic {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
position: absolute;
background: red;
top: 10px;
left: 10px;
}
#dogPic {
background: blue;
top: 50px;
left: 50px;
}
<div id="dogPic"></div>
<div id="catPic"></div>
Solution 2
I made a modification to have a more realistic dragging experience. This required adding an X and Y offset so instead of jumping when picked up, the object seems to just move as expected.
let gMouseDownX = 0;
let gMouseDownY = 0;
let gMouseDownOffsetX = 0;
let gMouseDownOffsetY = 0;
function addListeners() {
document.getElementById('cursorImage').addEventListener('mousedown', mouseDown, false);
window.addEventListener('mouseup', mouseUp, false);
}
function mouseUp() {
window.removeEventListener('mousemove', divMove, true);
}
function mouseDown(e) {
gMouseDownX = e.clientX;
gMouseDownY = e.clientY;
var div = document.getElementById('cursorImage');
//The following block gets the X offset (the difference between where it starts and where it was clicked)
let leftPart = "";
if(!div.style.left)
leftPart+="0px"; //In case this was not defined as 0px explicitly.
else
leftPart = div.style.left;
let leftPos = leftPart.indexOf("px");
let leftNumString = leftPart.slice(0, leftPos); // Get the X value of the object.
gMouseDownOffsetX = gMouseDownX - parseInt(leftNumString,10);
//The following block gets the Y offset (the difference between where it starts and where it was clicked)
let topPart = "";
if(!div.style.top)
topPart+="0px"; //In case this was not defined as 0px explicitly.
else
topPart = div.style.top;
let topPos = topPart.indexOf("px");
let topNumString = topPart.slice(0, topPos); // Get the Y value of the object.
gMouseDownOffsetY = gMouseDownY - parseInt(topNumString,10);
window.addEventListener('mousemove', divMove, true);
}
function divMove(e){
var div = document.getElementById('cursorImage');
div.style.position = 'absolute';
let topAmount = e.clientY - gMouseDownOffsetY;
div.style.top = topAmount + 'px';
let leftAmount = e.clientX - gMouseDownOffsetX;
div.style.left = leftAmount + 'px';
}
addListeners();
<div style="height:500px;width:500;background-color:blue;">
<img src="http://placehold.it/100x100" id="cursorImage" ondragstart="return false;"/>
</div>
Solution 3
This code work with just plain javascript
function addListeners() {
document.getElementById('image').addEventListener('mousedown', mouseDown, false);
window.addEventListener('mouseup', mouseUp, false);
}
function mouseUp() {
window.removeEventListener('mousemove', divMove, true);
}
function mouseDown() {
window.addEventListener('mousemove', divMove, true);
}
function divMove(e){
var div = document.getElementById('image');
div.style.position = 'absolute';
div.style.top = e.clientY + 'px';
div.style.left = e.clientX + 'px';
}
addListeners();
<div style="height:500px;width:500;background-color:blue;">
<img src="http://placehold.it/100x100" id="image" />
</div>
bcBorn
Updated on July 05, 2022Comments
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bcBorn almost 2 years
This should be simple enough, but every time I try I end up with a different issue.
I am trying to move an image around the screen using mouse events such as mousedown, mouseup, mousemove, clientX and clientY. I am then trying to apply it to the image using absolute positioning.
I thought the below code would work as I get the coordinates on the initial click, and then the idea was to update them with mouse movement, but this does not work.
var image; var dog = document.getElementById("dogPic"); var cat = document.getElementById("catPic"); dog.addEventListener("mousedown", initialClick, false); cat.addEventListener("mousedown", initialClick, false); function initialClick(e) { var initialX = e.clientX; var initialY = e.clientY; image = document.getElementById(this.id); document.addEventListener("mousemove", function(e){ var newX = e.clientX - initialX; var newY = e.clientY - initialY; image.style.left = newX; image.style.top = newY; }, false); }
I am not asking for a complete answer, but can anyone direct me as to how I can approach dragging an image around the screen using the mouse movement events?
Thanks