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jQuery event.target Property

jQuery Event Methods

Example

Returns which DOM element triggered the event:

$("p, button, h1").click(function(event){
    $("div").html("Triggered by " + event.target.nodeName + " element.");
});

Definition and Usage

The event.target property returns which DOM element triggered the event.

This is useful for comparing event.target with this to determine if the event was handled due to event bubbling.


Syntax

Parameter Description
event Required. The event parameter comes from the event binding function.

jQuery Event Methods

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