getEventTarget.js

/**
 * Copyright 2013-2014, Facebook, Inc.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
 * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
 * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
 *
 * @providesModule getEventTarget
 * @typechecks static-only
 */

"use strict";

/**
 * Gets the target node from a native browser event by accounting for
 * inconsistencies in browser DOM APIs.
 *
 * @param {object} nativeEvent Native browser event.
 * @return {DOMEventTarget} Target node.
 */
function getEventTarget(nativeEvent) {
  var target = nativeEvent.target || nativeEvent.srcElement || window;
  // Safari may fire events on text nodes (Node.TEXT_NODE is 3).
  // @see http://www.quirksmode.org/js/events_properties.html
  return target.nodeType === 3 ? target.parentNode : target;
}

module.exports = getEventTarget;