Question

I have a div with onclick param:

<div onclick="some_function()"></div>

How can I access the event object inside the function? I need it to get event.target

function some_function() 
{
event = event || window.event;
var target = event.target || event.srcElement;
//does not work in IE and Firefox, but works in chrome
}

Answer 1

Use the event to get to the target. Beware of target vs currentTarget issues:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/currentTarget

   <div onclick="some_function(event)"></div>

   function some_function(event) 
   {
       // event.target is the DOM element that triggered the event
   }