8.9. Getting the Correct Element When Using event.target

8.9.1. Problem

Your code is relying on the event.target^[11] property of an event object, most likely in combination with event delegation, where one single event handler is bound to a container and it manages a variable number of descendant elements.

^[11] http://docs.jquery.com/Events/jQuery.Event#event.target

In some cases, you don’t seem to be getting the expected behavior. event.target is sometimes pointing to an element that is inside the one you expected.