bug(cdkDrag): "pointerPosition" property of the "CdkDragMove" event is not correct with "cdkDragBoundary"
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
**Context**
According to the official documentation, the property "pointerPosition" of the "CdkDragMove" event is : "Position of the user's pointer on the page."
See : https://material.angular.io/cdk/drag-drop/api#CdkDragMove
**Problem**
If I use the "cdkDragBoundary" property, the property "pointerPosition" returns cursor position only between boundaries.
### Reproduction
StackBlitz link: https://stackblitz.com/edit/stackblitz-starters-knrvcz?file=src%2Fmain.ts
Steps to reproduce:
1. Move the red block until the cursor moves out of the blue block
2. At the bottom of the blue box, you will see that the cursor position is stuck to the boundaries of the blue box.
### Expected Behavior
I expect to have the current position of the cursor on screen, wherever it is located.
### Actual Behavior
The position displayed of the cursor is limited to the limits of the blue block
### Environment
- Angular: 18.2.8
- CDK/Material: 18.2.8
- Browser(s): Chrome 129.0.6668.100
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Windows 11
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked StackBlitz reproduction in src/main.ts and compare the documented CdkDragMove pointerPosition behavior with the result when cdkDragBoundary is present. Trace the CDK drag handling that produces the event, then verify that pointerPosition remains the cursor's screen position outside the boundary while the dragged element stays constrained.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100