MouseEvent screenX Property
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MouseEvent screenX Property
❮ DOM Events
❮ MouseEvent
Example
Get coordinates of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when the mouse button is clicked
on an element:
var x = event.screenX; // Get the horizontal coordinate
var y = event.screenY; // Get the vertical coordinate
var coor = "X coords: " + x + ", Y coords: " + y;
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Definition and Usage
The screenX property returns the horizontal coordinate (according to the users computer screen) of the mouse pointer when an event was triggered.
Tip: To get the vertical coordinate (according to the
screen) of the mouse pointer,
use the screenY property.
Note: This property is read-only.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| screenX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Syntax
event.screenX
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the horizontal coordinate of the mouse pointer, in pixels |
|---|---|
| DOM Version: | DOM Level 2 Events |
More Examples
Example
A demonstration of the differences between clientX and clientY and screenX
and screenY:
var cX = event.clientX;
var sX = event.screenX;
var cY = event.clientY;
var sY = event.screenY;
var coords1 = "client - X: " + cX + ", Y coords: " + cY;
var coords2 = "screen - X: " + sX + ", Y coords: " + sY;
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent screenY Property
HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent clientX Property
HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent clientY Property
❮ DOM Events
❮ MouseEvent