HTML | DOM MouseEvent pageY Property
The MouseEvent pageY property is a read-only property and used for returning the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer when an event has triggered.
Syntax :
event.pageY
Return Value: It returns a number which represents the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer in pixels.
Below program illustrates the MouseEvent pageY property:
Example: Finding out the vertical coordinates of the mouse pointer, when the mouse button is clicked on an element.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >MouseEvent pageY Property in HTML</ title > < style > h1 { color: green; } h2 { font-family: Impact; } body { text-align: center; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >MouseEvent pageY Property Property</ h2 > < p onclick = "coord(event)" > Click somewhere in the paragraph to get the y(vertical) coordinates of the mouse pointer when it was clicked. </ p > < p id = "test" ></ p > < script > function coord(event) { var y = event.pageY; var coords = "Y coordinates: " + y; 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