Trigger JavaScript mousemove without moving mouse but get mouse coordinates

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I'd like to register a mousemove callback and immediately trigger that callback with the current mouse x/y position. Currently I'm doing this:

$('body').mousemove(hoverFunction).mousemove();

But hoverFunction's event receives undefined values for pageX and pageY as documented. Is there a clean way I can handle this besides having a mousemove callback that updates a global mouse position variable?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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You need to create a jQuery.Event object and set pageX and pageY properties on it directly. Then trigger this event on $(document). See this StackOverflow question.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered Jan 23 '13 at 15:53

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AlienWebguy · Answer 2 · 2011-07-15T22:26:04.907

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$('body').bind('mousemove',function(e){   
    hoverFunction(e);
});

$(function(){
    $('body').trigger('mousemove');
});

edited Jul 15 '11 at 22:26

answered Jul 15 '11 at 21:53

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I think this still has the same problem. The event that should be passed in on your first line (change `function()` to `function(e)`) doesn't have `e.pageY` or `e.pageX` defined. – Rich Jul 15 '11 at 22:16

Trigger JavaScript mousemove without moving mouse but get mouse coordinates

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