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getEventTarget() — react Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the getEventTarget() function in getEventTarget.js from the react codebase.

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  09433e29_bd2e_6733_ed27_363b257bb8e0["getEventTarget()"]
  ad61f88d_874a_73e7_6d93_c79d0d2caa0d["getEventTarget.js"]
  09433e29_bd2e_6733_ed27_363b257bb8e0 -->|defined in| ad61f88d_874a_73e7_6d93_c79d0d2caa0d
  9a8085d6_7398_0661_fca1_1af88d83ebe8["dispatchEventsForPlugins()"]
  9a8085d6_7398_0661_fca1_1af88d83ebe8 -->|calls| 09433e29_bd2e_6733_ed27_363b257bb8e0
  60cc0b14_230e_8620_371d_9991d32e12c7["manualDispatchChangeEvent()"]
  60cc0b14_230e_8620_371d_9991d32e12c7 -->|calls| 09433e29_bd2e_6733_ed27_363b257bb8e0
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packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/getEventTarget.js lines 17–30

function getEventTarget(nativeEvent) {
  // Fallback to nativeEvent.srcElement for IE9
  // https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/12506
  let target = nativeEvent.target || nativeEvent.srcElement || window;

  // Normalize SVG <use> element events #4963
  if (target.correspondingUseElement) {
    target = target.correspondingUseElement;
  }

  // Safari may fire events on text nodes (Node.TEXT_NODE is 3).
  // @see http://www.quirksmode.org/js/events_properties.html
  return target.nodeType === TEXT_NODE ? target.parentNode : target;
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does getEventTarget() do?
getEventTarget() is a function in the react codebase, defined in packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/getEventTarget.js.
Where is getEventTarget() defined?
getEventTarget() is defined in packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/getEventTarget.js at line 17.
What calls getEventTarget()?
getEventTarget() is called by 2 function(s): dispatchEventsForPlugins, manualDispatchChangeEvent.

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