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jQuery event.delegateTarget property is used to return the element where the currently-called jQuery event handler was attached. 

Syntax:

event.delegateTarget

Parameters:

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

Example 1: This example shows the use of event.delegateTarget property in jQuery.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery event.delegateTarget Property
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("div").on("click", "button",
                function (event) {
                    $(event.delegateTarget).css(
                        "background-color", "green");
                });
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <center>
        <div>
            <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
            <h2 id="geeks2">
                jQuery event.delegateTarget Property
            </h2>
            <button>Click</button>
        </div>
    </center>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Example 2: In this example, the text size will change after clicked inside the box.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery event.delegateTarget Property
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("div").on("click", function (event) {
                    $(event.delegateTarget).animate({ fontSize: "+=14px"});
                });
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <center>
        <div style="border: 2px solid black">
            <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
            <h2 id="geeks2" style="color: green">
                A computer science portal
            </h2>
        </div>
    </center>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:



Last Updated : 11 Jan, 2024
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