jqueryHow do I use jQuery to create a mouseover event?

To use jQuery to create a mouseover event, you can use the .hover() method. This method takes two functions as parameters, the first for the mouseover event and the second for the mouseout event.

For example:

$("#example").hover(
  function(){
    alert("You entered #example!");
  },
  function(){
    alert("Bye! You now leave #example");
  }
);

When the mouse hovers over the element with the id example, an alert message will appear saying "You entered #example!" and when the mouse moves out of the element, an alert message will appear saying "Bye! You now leave #example".

The parts of the code are:

• $("#example"): This is a jQuery selector which selects the element with the id example.
• .hover(): This is a jQuery method which takes two functions as parameters.
• function(){}: This is an anonymous function which contains the code that will be executed when the event is triggered.
• alert("You entered #example!");: This is an example of code which will be executed when the mouse hovers over the element.

Helpful links

• jQuery Hover
• jQuery Selectors

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