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Get event target

 <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#container").click(function (e) { alert(e.target.tagName); e.preventDefault(); return false; }); }); </script> </head> <body> <body> <div id="container"> <div> <p>This <span>is the <em>way</em> we</span> write <em>the</em> demo,</p> </div> </div> </body> </html>








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