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<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

<head>

  <meta charset="utf-8">

  <title>target vs this</title>

  <style>

    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 28rem; }

    #panel { padding: 16px; background: #ecfdf5; border: 2px solid #10b981; border-radius: 8px; }

    button { margin-top: 8px; padding: 8px 12px; }

    #log { margin-top: 12px; padding: 12px; background: #f1f5f9; border-radius: 6px; }

  </style>

</head>

<body>

  <div id="panel">

    Panel background — click here or the inner button.

    <button type="button">Inner button</button>

  </div>

  <div id="log">Click the panel or button.</div>

  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>

  <script>

    $("body").on("click", "#panel", function (event) {

      if (event.target === this) {

        $("#log").text("Direct click on #panel");

      } else {

        $("#log").text("Bubbled from " + event.target.tagName + " (target !== this)");

      }

    });

  </script>

</body>

</html>

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