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target Event Property

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Examples

Get the element where the event occurred:

const element = event.target;
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Get the name of the element where the event occurred:

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

Description

The target property returns the element where the event occured.

The target property is read-only.

The target property returns the element on which the event occurred, opposed to the currentTarget property, which returns the element whose event listener triggered the event.

See Also:

The currentTarget Property

Syntax

event.target

Technical Details

Return Value: An Object.
The object where the event originally occured.
DOM Version: DOM Level 2 Events.

More examples

Example

Get the element that triggered the event:

const element = event.currentTarget;
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Example

Get the name of the element that triggered the event:

let text = event.currentTarget.tagName;
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Browser Support

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

It is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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