event.relatedTarget

jQuery

event.relatedTarget


event.relatedTarget Returns: Element

Description: The other DOM element involved in the event, if any.

  • version added: 1.1.4event.relatedTarget

For mouseout, indicates the element being entered; for mouseover, indicates the element being exited.

Example:

On mouseout of anchors, alert the element type being entered.

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$("a").mouseout(function(event) {
alert(event.relatedTarget.nodeName); // "DIV"
});