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jQuery - mouse down and mouse up events example

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In this article, we would like to show you how to create mouse down (mousedown) and mouse up (mouseup) events using jQuery.

1. `mousedown` and `mouseup` methods example

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="element" style="padding: 10px; background: orange;">
    Push mouse button over element...
  </div>
  <script>
​
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var element = $('#element');
      
        element.mousedown(function() {
            element.text('Mose button has down state...');
        });
      
        element.mouseup(function() {
            element.text('Mose button has up state...');
        });
    });
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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2. `on` method with event name example

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="element" style="padding: 10px; background: orange;">
    Push mouse button over element...
  </div>
  <script>
​
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var element = $('#element');
​
        element.on('mousedown', function() {
            element.text('Mouse button has down state...');
        });
      
        element.on('mouseup', function() {
            element.text('Mouse button has up state...');
        });
    });
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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3. `on` method with event object example

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="element" style="padding: 10px; background: orange;">
    Push mouse button over element...
  </div>
  <script>
​
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var element = $('#element');
      
        element.on({
            'mousedown': function() {
                element.text('Mouse button has down state...');
            },
            'mouseup': function() {
                element.text('Mouse button has up state...');
            }
        });
    });
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>