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Get tag name from event target

    

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
           $("#container").click(function (e) {
              
              alert(e.target.tagName);
              e.preventDefault();
              return false;
            });

        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
    <div id="container">
        <div>
          <p>This <span>is the <em>way</em> we</span> 
          write <em>the</em> demo,</p>
        </div>
    </div>

  </body>
</html>








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