event.currentTarget.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<entry type="property" name="event.currentTarget" return="Element">
  <title>event.currentTarget</title>
  <signature>
    <added>1.3</added>
  </signature>
  <desc> The current DOM element within the event bubbling phase.  </desc>
  <longdesc>
    <p>This property will typically be equal to the <code>this</code> of the function.</p>
    <p>
      <em>If you are using <a href="/jQuery.proxy/">jQuery.proxy</a> or another form of scope manipulation, <code>this</code> will be equal to whatever context you have provided, not <code>event.currentTarget</code></em>
    </p>
  </longdesc>
  <example>
    <desc>Alert that currentTarget matches the `this` keyword.</desc>
    <code><![CDATA[
$( "p" ).click(function( event ) {
  alert( event.currentTarget === this ); // true
});
]]></code>
  </example>
  <category slug="events/event-object"/>
  <category slug="version/1.3"/>
</entry>