Description

The mousedown event occurs when the mouse pointer is over an element, and the mouse button is pressed down.

Unlike the click event, the mousedown event only requires the button to be pressed down, not released.

The mousedown() method triggers the mousedown event, or if the function parameter is set, it specifies what happens when a mousedown event occur.

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Trigger the Event

Trigger the mousedown event for the selected element.

This method has the form:

.mousedown()

Return Value

This form returns a jQuery object.

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Bind a Function to the Event

Specifies a function to run when the mousedown event is triggered for the selected element.

This method has the alternate form:

.mousedown(function)

Parameter	Description
function	(optional) Specifies the function to run when the mousedown event is triggered

Return Value

This form returns a jQuery object.

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This method has the alternate form:

.mousedown(data,function)

Parameter	Description
data	(optional) Specifies additional data to pass along to the function
function	(optional) Specifies the function to run when the mousedown event is triggered

Return Value

This form returns a jQuery object.

Examples

Hide or show an element when a mouse button is pressed down:

$("button").mousedown(
  function(){
  $("p").slideToggle();
});