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event.target vs event.currentTarget

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front-end

Hello, I read a bit about the differences between

event.target

event.target

event.currentTarget

event.currentTarget

, just wanted to know how you people make use of both in certain situations.

From what I've read,

event.target

event.target

is the actual element say clicked for example. While

event.currentTarget

event.currentTarget

is parent element from where the event originated and to which their is an

event handler

event handler

attached to it.

it seems confusing, that's why just wanted to know where some of you might use it, especially with event bubbling etc.