HTML | DOM target Event Property

The target event property in HTML DOM is used to return the element that triggered the event.

Syntax:

event.target

Return Value: This property returns the reference of the object on which the event originally occurred.

Below example illustrates the target Event Property in HTML DOM:

Example:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM target Event Property
    </title>
    
    <style>
        body {
            text-align:center;
        }
        h1 {
            color:green;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body onclick="myGeeks(event)">
    
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    
    <h2>HTML DOM target Event Property</h2>

    <p>Click on the elements to get the triggered element</p>

    <button>Click Here</button>

    <p id = "GFG"></p>
    
    <script>
        function myGeeks(event) { 
            var x = event.target;
            
            document.getElementById("GFG").innerHTML
                = "Triggered element: " + x.tagName;
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML DOM target Event Property are listed below:

Google Chrome 1 and above
Edge 12 and above
Internet Explorer 9 and above
Firefox 1 and above
Safari 1 and above
Opera 7 and above

HTML | DOM target Event Property

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