Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
Initially implemented in Internet Explorer, Event.srcElement
is a now-standard alias (defined in the DOM Standard but flagged as "historical") for the Event.target
property. It's supported in all major browser engines, but only for compatibility reasons. Use Event.target
instead.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'Event.srcElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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srcElement | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 62 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 62 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.