HTMLElement: pointerenter event
The pointerenter event fires when a pointing device is moved into the hit test boundaries of an element or one of its descendants, including as a result of a pointerdown event from a device that does not support hover (see pointerdown).
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | PointerEvent |
| Event handler property | onpointerenter |
Examples
Using addEventListener():
const para = document.querySelector('p');
para.addEventListener('pointerenter', (event) => {
console.log('Pointer entered element');
});
Using the onpointerenter event handler property:
const para = document.querySelector('p');
para.onpointerenter = (event) => {
console.log('Pointer entered element');
};
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Pointer Events # the-pointerenter-event |
Browser compatibility
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See also
gotpointercapturelostpointercapturepointeroverpointerdownpointermovepointeruppointercancelpointeroutpointerleaveonpointerenterevent handler property- This event on
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