The jQuery event target provides information about which DOM element triggered the event.
Syntax
event.target
Parameter | Description |
event | Specifies the event to check. |
Basic Example
In the following jQuery example, the target event's properties can be accessed to determine which HTML element is clicked in the document. Try it by clicking different elements in this page. The results will
be displayed in the div element below.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("p, h1, h2, div, table, tr, th, td").click(function (e) {
$("#div1").html("Triggered by the e.target.nodeName ... ");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1"></div>
</body>
</html>
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