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jQuery event.currentTarget Property

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jQuery event.currentTarget property is used to return the current DOM element within the event bubbling phase. The event.currentTarget is typically equal to “this”. 

Syntax:

event.currentTarget

Parameters:

  • event: It is a required parameter and this parameter comes from the event binding function.

Example 1: In this example, we will return the true value within the event bubbling phase by clicking on any HTML element.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery event.currentTarget Property
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("h1, h2, p").click(function (event) {
                alert(event.currentTarget === this);
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <center>
        <h1 id="geeks1" style="color:green;">
            GeeksForGeeks
        </h1>
        <h2 id="geeks2">
            jQuery event.currentTarget Property
        </h2>
        <p>
            <b>Note:</b>
            Click on each HTML element.
        </p>
    </center>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 

Example 2: In this example, we will return the same value of the element within the event bubbling phase by clicking on any HTML element.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery event.currentTarget Property
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("h1, p").click(function (event) {
                alert(event.currentTarget.innerHTML);
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <center>
        <h1 id="geeks1" style="color:green;">
            GeeksForGeeks
        </h1>
        <h2 id="geeks2">
            jQuery event.currentTarget Property
        </h2>
        <p>
            <b>Note:</b>
            Click on each HTML element.
        </p>
    </center>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 



Last Updated : 11 Jan, 2024
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