[Javascript] What was last rollover?

[Roger Roelofs]

Terry,

On Oct 4, 2007, at 4:02 PM, Terry Riegel wrote:

>>> I have three images on a web page with a css rollover condition,
>>> such as:
>>>
>>> img1:hover  ------8<-----
>>>
>>> If the user moves his/her cursor over an image, then the border's
>>> corresponding color changes -- no problems there.
>>>
>>> But, how can I determine which image was subject to the *last*
>>> rollover?
>>
>> I don't think this info is stored anywhere.  You can fake it with
>>
>> var lastHover
>>
>> <img ... onmouseover="lastHover = this;">
>
> May not account for images that intersect each other.

As usual you are correct.  The following is a bit more robust, but  
not fool-proof.

<img ... onmouseover="lastHover = this;" onmouseout="lastHover = this;">

I confess I feel a twinge of guilt every time I write an inline  
javascript example.  It's so handy for a short example, but such a  
pain to maintain long term.  Some of the other examples in this  
thread, tho more verbose, are much better expressions of maintainable/ 
reusable js.

Roger
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