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JavaScript Introduction to jQuery Events Using the on() Method

Posted by Keith Ostertag
Keith Ostertag
16,619 Points

Teachers recommended source outdated? Using the on() Method in jQuery, event property srcElement

The teachers notes for this video recommends http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/javascript/events-and-javascript-part-3-the-event-object.html which was (evidently) written about 5 years ago... The article starts off describing the srcElement event property which I can't find anywhere in Dev Tools. Has that property been replaced/superseded?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

That property has been superseded by the target property.

Here's a quote directly from the MDN Event page:

Event.srcElement
Ā  Ā  A non-standard alias (from old versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer) for Event.target.

You might want to report this as a bug to Support.

Keith Ostertag
Keith Ostertag
16,619 Points
Keith Ostertag
Keith Ostertag
16,619 Points

Thank you Steven.