How to get mouse pointer position using javascript for internet explorer?

Question

I am developing a web page where I have set an image in a

dynamically. It works in Firefox but it fails in IE.

The question is: how to get m

Answer 1

Use: clientX and clientY

Like this code:

var posx = 0;
var posy = 0;
if (e.pageX || e.pageY)     {
    posx = e.pageX;
    posy = e.pageY;
}
else if (e.clientX || e.clientY)    {
    posx = e.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft
        + document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
    posy = e.clientY + document.body.scrollTop
        + document.documentElement.scrollTop;
}