Example

Change background color of an element when the mouse pointer enters or leaves it:

$("p").hover(function(){
  $("p").css("background-color","yellow");
  },function(){
  $("p").css("background-color","#E9E9E4");
});

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Definition and Usage

The hover() method binds functions to the mouseenter and mouseleave events.


Bind Functions to the hover Event

Specifies a function to run when the mouseenter and mouseleave events occur.

If only one function is specified, it will be run for both the mouseenter and mouseleave events.

Syntax

$(selector).hover(inFunction,outFunction)

Parameter Description
inFunction Required. Specifies the function to run when the mouseenter event occurs.

If this is the only parameter specified, this function will be run for both the mouseenter and mouseleave events.
outFunction Optional. Specifies the function to run when the mouseleave event occurs