y Property

Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate, in pixels, of the mouse pointer's position relative to a relatively positioned parent element.

Syntax

event.y [ = iY ]

Possible Values

iY	Integer that specifies or receives the y-coordinate, in pixels.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties .

Remarks

The property is read-only in Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0, and read/write in Internet Explorer 5 and later.

In browser versions earlier than Internet Explorer 5, the y property retrieves a coordinate relative to the client.

This property returns the y-coordinate of the closest relatively positioned parent element of the element that fires the event. If the event firing element is relatively positioned, then the y-coordinate from the boundary of the element is returned. If the event firing element and all of its parent elements are not relatively positioned, then the y property returns a coordinate relative to the body element.

If the mouse is outside the window at the time the event fires, this property returns -1.

Example

This example displays the current mouse position in the browser's status window.

Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this property.

Applies To

Platform Version

Win16:
Win32:
Unix:
Mac:
Windows CE:

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