currentTarget Event Property
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:
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 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 |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
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