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Geoff 2010-04-28 09:45:25

I see, thank you!

Jasie 2010-04-28 10:48:19

Even though it will work, I respectfully disagree with this answer. As I said in my answer, you only need to check the `event.target` is the `<div>` element in it's click handler (using an `if` statement). There's no need to add another event handler to the `<a>` element, it's extra handlers and extra work where it's not necessary.

Andy E 2010-04-28 11:06:19

Yes, you can do if( $(event.target).is( "a" ) ) { /* code here */ } inside the div event handler. It was more an explanation as to how event bubbling works. There are instances where it might be easier or more efficient to add a couple of event handlers to the children, especially if there are multiple element types that would make the if condition more complicated. I shall include it in the answer.

Geoff 2010-04-28 11:19:20

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