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import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
export default function useCursorPosition() {
const [cursorPositionX, setCursorPositionX] = useState(0);
const [cursorPositionY, setCursorPositionY] = useState(0);
useEffect(() => {
function updateCursorPosition(e) {
setCursorPositionX(e !== undefined ? e.clientX : 0);
setCursorPositionY(e !== undefined ? e.clientY : 0);
}
window.addEventListener("mousemove", updateCursorPosition);
updateCursorPosition();
return () => window.removeEventListener("mousemove", updateCursorPosition);
}, []);
return { cursorPositionX, cursorPositionY };
}
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