This is my version:
function handler(ev) {
var target = $(ev.target);
var elId = target.attr('id');
if( target.is(".el") ) {
alert('The mouse was over'+ elId );
}
}
$(".el").mouseleave(handler);
Working fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/roXon/dJgf4/
function handler(ev) {
var target = $(ev.target);
var elId = target.attr('id');
if( target.is(".el") ) {
alert('The mouse was over'+ elId );
}
}
$(".el").mouseleave(handler);
.el{
width:200px;
height:200px;
margin:1px;
position:relative;
background:#ccc;
float:left;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<p>Hover an element and refresh the page, than move your mouse away.</p>
<div id="element1" class="el"></div>
<div id="element2" class="el"></div>
<div id="element3" class="el"></div>
<div id="element4" class="el"></div>
<div id="element5" class="el"></div>
<div id="element6" class="el"></div>
<div id="element7" class="el"></div>
<div id="element8" class="el"></div>
<div id="element9" class="el"></div>