JavaScript Examples Bible - UserWorks Technologies

Chapter 13 ✦ Event Objects (Chapter 29)
Listing 29-15: Using the toElement and fromElement
Properties
fromElement and toElement Properties
.direction {background-color:#00FFFF; width:100; height:50; text-align:center}
#main {background-color:#FF6666; text-align:center}
function showArrival() {
var direction = (event.fromElement.innerText) ? event.fromElement.innerText
:
“parts unknown”
status = “Arrived from: “ + direction
}
function showDeparture() {
var direction = (event.toElement.innerText) ? event.toElement.innerText :
“parts unknown”
status = “Departed to: “ + direction
}
fromElement and toElement Properties
Roll the mouse to the center box and look for arrival information
in the status bar. Roll the mouse away from the center box and look for
departure information in the status bar.
North
West
Roll
East
South
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(IE) event.fromElement