Jquery condition check is(':hover') not working

Question

$(\'.xx\').mouseenter(function(){
  if($(this).is(\':hover\'))
    alert(\'d\');
  else
     alert(\'f\');
});

Here is my code, it should alert \'d

Answer 1

Try something like this-

$('.xx').hover(function(){        
        alert('d');
    }, function() {
       alert('f);
    });