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JavaScript DOM Scripting By Example Adding and Removing Names RSVP Checkbox

Posted by cyber voyager
cyber voyager
8,859 Points

Need help to understand some code!

Can someone explain to me why is this code const checkbox = event.target; from the project that we are working with Guil is returning input type = "checkbox" I don't really understand why they type is appearing since we typed event.target . Someone put some light on my tunnel. Excuse my poor English I am not the best.

Evgeniia Mas
Evgeniia Mas
4,452 Points
Evgeniia Mas
Evgeniia Mas
4,452 Points

Could not pass by your answer for Steven, it's so nice!!!! And give some more warmth to our world when one person is always ready to help and another - be thankful for that. Splendid!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You are both so nice, you make me blush. :blush: Thanks for the feedback!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The event.target is the element causing the event.

So the actual element is an input element with a type of "checkbox". When the state of this element is changed, a change event causes the handler function to run. Then, inside the handler, event is an event object established by the system (It would have been better to use "e", since that is the same event object but it is passed in to the handler as an argument). But either way, the target property of the event object represents the element that caused the event.

Does that light your tunnel? :flashlight: :wink:

cyber voyager
cyber voyager
8,859 Points

Steven Parker, I just want to say a warm thank you from me and the community, I saw that you are in almost every post/question and I just want to say that there are not allot of people of your kind. Not even me, I wouldn't bother to answer every question in the forum but you do! Thank you very much for your effort buddy, when I get a better understanding of JavaScript I might help like you do, who knows.