Check Element Type of Event Target with jQuery



To check the element type pf an event target, using the is() method.

Example

You can try to run the following code to check the element type:

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
   $( "ul" ).click(function( event ) {
      var target = $( event.target );
      if ( target.is( "li" ) ) {
         alert("Element is 'li'")
      }
  });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click below to find out which element</p>
<ul>
<li>India</li>
<li>US</li>
<li>UK</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Updated on: 2019-12-11T06:02:58+05:30

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