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Implement this script into your Web pages to make all links change color on mouseover event. Colors can easily be added and changed.

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Created by: Thái Cao Phong
Web Site: http://www.JavaScriptBank.com
Posted: November 28, 2007

Source Code

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External file

Paste this code into an external JavaScript file named: rainbowLink.js

/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com
Created by: Thái Cao Phong | http://www.JavaScriptBank.com */

var timerID,
 	srcElemActive,
 	count = 0,
 	oldColor;

var clrArray = new Array(
		'D0CBFE', '8C80FD', '5543FC', '1B04E3', // blue
		'E7FFE6', 'B7FFB3', '80FF79', '0AC400', // green
		'FFD6D5', 'FF9693', 'FF3D37', 'EA0600' // red
);

var ie = navigator.appName=='Microsoft Internet Explorer'?true:false,
 	op = window.opera?true:false,
 	ns = navigator.vendor?true:false;


function ChangeColor() {
	 if(srcElemActive) srcElemActive.style.color = '#' + clrArray[count++];
 	if(count == (clrArray.length - 1)) count = 0;
}

// makeRainbow function
function makeRainbow(evt) {
 	if(op) return;
 	var srcElem = getObject(evt);
 	var temp = "";
 	if(srcElem.tagName == "A" && srcElem.href != '') {
  		srcElemActive = srcElem;
  		oldColor = srcElem.style.color;
 	 	timerID = setInterval("ChangeColor()", 200);
 	}
 	return true;
}

// stopRainbow function
function stopRainbow(evt) {
 	var srcElem = getObject(evt);
 	if(op && srcElem.className != 'rate_item') return;
 	if(srcElemActive && srcElem.tagName == "A" && srcElem.href != '') {
  		srcElemActive = null;
  		srcElem.style.color = oldColor;
 	 	clearInterval(timerID);
 	}
}

// getObject function
function getObject(evt) {
 	var srcElem;
 	if(ie) {
  		srcElem = event.srcElement;
 	} else {
  		srcElem = evt.target;
 	}
 	return srcElem;
}

document.onmouseover = makeRainbow;
document.onmouseout = stopRainbow;

Head

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<script type="text/javascript" src="rainbowLink.js"></script>

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