event.relatedTarget

Categories: Events > Event Object

event.relatedTargetReturns: 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" ).on( "mouseout", function( event ) {
  alert( event.relatedTarget.nodeName ); // "DIV"
} );