When mouse moves over the specified element, the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates are displayed into a Div.
When the user clicks on that element, it is executed a function that adds the coordinates into a text field.
Script code
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<div id="divid" style="width:250px; height:100px; background:#0809fe;"></div>
<br/><br/> Click to add the coordinates in this text field.<br/>
<input type="text" name="regcoords" id="regcoords" />
<div id="coords">Coords</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
/*
Here add the ID of the HTML elements for which to show the mouse coords
Within quotes, separated by comma.
E.g.: ['imgid', 'divid'];
*/
var elmids = ['divid'];
var x, y = 0; // variables that will contain the coordinates
// Get X and Y position of the elm (from: vishalsays.wordpress.com)
function getXYpos(elm) {
x = elm.offsetLeft; // set x to elm’s offsetLeft
y = elm.offsetTop; // set y to elm’s offsetTop
elm = elm.offsetParent; // set elm to its offsetParent
//use while loop to check if elm is null
// if not then add current elm’s offsetLeft to x
//offsetTop to y and set elm to its offsetParent
while(elm != null) {
x = parseInt(x) + parseInt(elm.offsetLeft);
y = parseInt(y) + parseInt(elm.offsetTop);
elm = elm.offsetParent;
}
// returns an object with "xp" (Left), "=yp" (Top) position
return {'xp':x, 'yp':y};
}
// Get X, Y coords, and displays Mouse coordinates
function getCoords(e) {
// coursesweb.net/
var xy_pos = getXYpos(this);
// if IE
if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) {
// in IE scrolling page affects mouse coordinates into an element
// This gets the page element that will be used to add scrolling value to correct mouse coords
var standardBody = (document.compatMode == 'CSS1Compat') ? document.documentElement : document.body;
x = event.clientX + standardBody.scrollLeft;
y = event.clientY + standardBody.scrollTop;
}
else {
x = e.pageX;
y = e.pageY;
}
x = x - xy_pos['xp'];
y = y - xy_pos['yp'];
// displays x and y coords in the #coords element
document.getElementById('coords').innerHTML = 'X= '+ x+ ' ,Y= ' +y;
}
// register onmousemove, and onclick the each element with ID stored in elmids
for(var i=0; i<elmids.length; i++) {
if(document.getElementById(elmids[i])) {
// calls the getCoords() function when mousemove
document.getElementById(elmids[i]).onmousemove = getCoords;
// execute a function when click
document.getElementById(elmids[i]).onclick = function() {
document.getElementById('regcoords').value = x+ ' , ' +y;
};
}
}
</script>
Instructions:
- In the variable elmids add the ID of the HTML elements for which you want to get the coordinates. You can add one or more IDs, within quotes, separated by comma (see the comments in code).
- The script must be added in the HTML document, after those elements (indicated before the </body>).
Demo:
Moves the mouse over the image, or over the blue box, then click on it (see the X and Y coordinates displayed below).
Click to add the coordinates in this text field.
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Click to add the coordinates in this text field.
Coords