How do I check if the mouse is over an element in jQuery?

Question

Is there a quick & easy way to do this in jQuery that I\'m missing?

I don\'t want to use the mouseover event because I\'m already using it for something else. I

Answer 1

This would be the easiest way of doing it!

  function(oi) 
  {
   if(!$(oi).is(':hover')){$(oi).fadeOut(100);}
  }