MouseEvent screenX Property - Javascript DOM

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Description

The screenX property returns the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer.

This property is read-only.

Return Value

A Number, representing the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, in pixels

The following code shows how to get coordinates of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen.

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h2 onclick="showCoords(event)">Click this heading.</h2>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function showCoords(event) {// ww  w .  j a va2 s  .  c  o  m
    var x = event.screenX;
    var y = event.screenY;
    var coords = "X coords: " + x + ", Y coords: " + y
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = coords;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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