Getting the root element that a delegated event is bound to - jQuery

Question

Taking the following code:

    // Bind the click event to the thumbnails.
    $(\"ul.hpList\").on(\"click\", \"a.hpThumb\", function (event) {

        event         


        

Answer 1

It's not clear to me what you're actually trying to find, but:

Use event.target inside your handler to determine which actual DOM element triggered the event.

Use $(this) to determine which DOM element the handler is attached to, which may be the same thing or may be a parent of the event target.

Use .closest() to find an element's closest ancestor which fits a given selector.