SVG Event.currentTarget Property

Last Updated : 30 Mar, 2022

The SVG Event.currentTarget property identifies the current target for the event, as the event traverses the DOM.

Syntax:

var currentEventTarget = event.currentTarget

Return value: This property returns the object value of the event element.

Example 1:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<body> 
    <svg viewBox="0 0 1000 1000" 
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> 
          
        <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" 
            onclick="check(event)" /> 
              
        <script type="text/javascript"> 
            function check(event) { 
                console.log(event.currentTarget); 
            } 
        </script> 
    </svg> 
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

Example 2:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<body> 
    <svg viewBox="0 0 1000 1000" 
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> 
          
        <text x="50" y="20" font-size="20px" 
            onclick="check(event)"> 
            GeeksForGeeks 
        </text> 
          
        <script type="text/javascript"> 
            function check(event) { 
                console.log(event.currentTarget); 
            } 
        </script> 
    </svg> 
</body> 
  
</html> 