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currentTarget Event Property

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Example

Get the element that triggered the event:

const element = event.currentTarget;
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Get the name of the element that triggered the event:

let text = event.currentTarget.tagName;
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More examples below.

Description

The currentTarget property returns the element whose event listener triggered the event.

The currentTarget property is read-only.

The currentTarget property is useful during capturing and bubbling.

The target property refers to the element whose event listener triggered the event, opposed to the target property, which returns the element that triggered the event.

See Also:

The target Property

Syntax

event.currentTarget

Technical Details

Return Value: An Object.
The object whose event listeners triggered the event.
DOM Version: DOM Level 2 Events.

More Examples

Example

Get the element where the event occurred:

const element = event.target;
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Example

Get the name of the element where the event occurred:

let text = event.target.tagName;
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Browser Support

event.currentTarget is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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