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Get X, Y Coordinates of Mouse Within Box

The below code will give you the X, Y coordinates of a mouse click within a given box. Removing all the stuff about the offset, you can easily get the X, Y coordinates of the click relative to the browser window.

$(function() {
$("#demo-box").click(function(e) {

  var offset = $(this).offset();
  var relativeX = (e.pageX - offset.left);
  var relativeY = (e.pageY - offset.top);

  alert("X: " + relativeX + "  Y: " + relativeY);

});
});

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  1. Very cool trick!

  2. I like thisone. It’s very usefull in future projects.

  3. I like it too, very simple and works well.

    thanks

  4. ABDELHAKIM KNIS

    VERY COOL TIP THANKS CHRIS YOU ARE M3ALLEM (MEANS master in arabic)

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