jQuery Event Mouseenter Method

jQuery mouseenter() event method; In this tutorial, you will learn what is jQuery mouseEnter event and how to use mouseenter event with html elements.

jQuery Event Mouseenter Method

The jquery mouseenter() event takes place when the mouse cursor hovers over the designated element. It functions in conjunction with an HTML element to enact events upon it.

For instance, as you glide your cursor pointer over the specified element, the mouseenter event is activated. Once the mouseenter event is triggered, the mouseenter() method is executed, binding the event handler function to run.

Syntax of jQuery Event Mouseenter Method

$(selector).mouseenter()

This triggers the mouseenter for the selected elements.

$(selector).mouseenter(function)

Parameters of jQuery Event Mouseenter Method

Parameter	Description
Function	It is an optional parameter. It executes itself when the mouseenter event is triggered.

Examples of jQuery Event Mouseenter Method

Example 1 for jQuery Event Mouseenter Method

Let’s see the example of jQuery mouseenter method.

<!DOCTYPE html>    
<html>    
<head>    
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script>   
<script>    
$(document).ready(function(){    
    $("#first").mouseenter(function(){    
       $( "div" ).text( "Mouse entered on heading" ).show().fadeOut( 2000 );   
    });    
});    
</script>    
</head>    
<body>    
<h1 id="first">Move cursor here.</h1>   
<div></div>   
</body>    
</html>

Example 2 – Mouseenter Event

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
<head>  
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script>
<script>  
$(document).ready(function(){  
    $("#second").mouseenter(function(){  
        $("#second").css("background-color", "yellow");  
    });  
    $("#second").mouseleave(function(){  
        $("#second").css("background-color", "blue");  
    });  
});  
</script>  
</head>  
<body>  
<h4 id="second">Move your cursor over this statement.</h4>  
</body>  
</html>

In this above mouseenter event example, When we will cursor pointer on HTML elements and leave this selected HTML elements, this event trigger and change the background color of heading text

jQuery Event Mouseenter Method