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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>explicitOriginalTarget text</title>
  <style>
    #para {
      padding: 16px;
      background: #fef3c7;
      border: 2px solid #d97706;
      cursor: pointer;
      max-width: 320px;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p id="para">Click this text inside the paragraph.</p>
  <pre id="out">Waiting...</pre>
  <script>
    var para = document.getElementById("para");
    var out = document.getElementById("out");

    para.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
      var lines = ["target: " + event.target.nodeName];
      if ("explicitOriginalTarget" in event && event.explicitOriginalTarget) {
        lines.push(
          "explicitOriginalTarget: " +
            event.explicitOriginalTarget.nodeName
        );
      } else {
        lines.push("explicitOriginalTarget: (unsupported)");
      }
      out.textContent = lines.join("\n");
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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