jQuery event.currentTarget Property

jQuery Events

The event.currentTarget property is the current DOM element within the event bubbling phase, usually equal to this.

Syntax:

event.currentTarget

Instance

Alert that currentTarget matches the this keyword:

$("p, div, :header").click(function(event){
　　alert(event.currentTarget === this);
});

Return the content of the element:

$("p, div, :header").click(function(event){
　　alert(event.currentTarget.textContent);
});

Parameter Value

jQuery Events