How do I check if the mouse is over an element in jQuery?

Question

Is there a quick & easy way to do this in jQuery that I\'m missing?

I don\'t want to use the mouseover event because I\'m already using it for something else. I

Answer 1

In jQuery you can use .is(':hover'), so

function IsMouseOver(oi)
{
   return $(oi).is(':hover');
}

would now be the most concise way to provide the function requested in the OP.

Note: The above does not work in IE8 or lower

As less succinct alternative that does work in IE8 (if I can trust IE9's IE8 modus), and does so without triggering $(...).hover(...) all over the place, nor requires knowing a selector for the element (in which case Ivo's answer is easier):

function IsMouseOver(oi)
{
    return oi.length && 
           oi.parent()
             .find(':hover')
             .filter(function(s){return oi[0]==this})
             .length > 0;
}