Value
The associated EventTarget.
Example
The event.target property can be used in order to implement event
delegation.
js
// Make a list
const ul = document.createElement("ul");
document.body.appendChild(ul);
const li1 = document.createElement("li");
const li2 = document.createElement("li");
ul.appendChild(li1);
ul.appendChild(li2);
function hide(evt) {
// evt.target refers to the clicked <li> element
// This is different from evt.currentTarget, which would refer to the parent <ul> in this context
evt.target.style.visibility = "hidden";
}
// Attach the listener to the list
// It will fire when each <li> is clicked
ul.addEventListener("click", hide);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM # ref-for-dom-event-targetâ‘¢ |