event target javascript
Using the event.target property together with the element.tagName property to find out which element triggered a specified event:
<body onclick="myFunction(event)">
<p>Click on any elements in this document to find out which element triggered the onclick event.</p>
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<button>This is a button</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction(event) {
var x = event.target;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Triggered by a " + x.tagName + " element";
}
</script>