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jQuery Common - Object Structures - EventObject - Fields

Fields that provide information about the event.

In addition to the fields described in this section, EventObject contains native JavaScript event properties.

currentTarget

The DOM element within the current event propagation stage.

Type:

Element

data

Data passed to the event handler.

Type: any

delegateTarget

The DOM element to which the currently-called event handler was attached.

Type:

Element

target

The DOM element that initiated the event.

Type:

Element