DOM Traversal Methods - MarkMail

Event Methods
Return Value
The jQuery object, for chaining purposes.
Description
The .hover() method binds handlers for both mouseover and mouseout events.
We can use it to simply apply behavior to an element during the time the mouse is
within the element. Consider the HTML:
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Now we can bind handlers to both entering the element and leaving it with a single
method call:
$('.target').hover(function() {
$(this).log('Hover event was triggered (entering).');
}, function() {
$(this).log('Hover event was triggered (leaving).');
});
Now the first message will be displayed when the mouse pointer enters the element,
and the second will be displayed when the mouse pointer leaves.
With the mouseover and mouseout events, it is common to receive false positives
due to event bubbling. When the mouse pointer crosses over a nested element,
the events are generated and will bubble up to the parent element. The .hover()
method incorporates code to check for this situation and do nothing, so we can safely
ignore this problem when using the .hover() shortcut.
.mousemove()
Binds an event handler to the mousemove JavaScript event, or triggers that event
on an element.
.mousemove(handler)
.mousemove()
Parameters (First Version)
• handler: A function to execute each time the event is triggered
Return Value
The jQuery object, for chaining purposes.
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