Javascript - Browser naming conventions for event attributes confusing me

Question

I\'ve been wondering why there is a difference in the attribute name for an event\'s target/sourceElement in JavaScript for different browsers.

event.srcElement         


        

Answer 1

Every time you load up a web page, the browser is turning the code it gets into a usable format which your computer understands. However the different browsers do it in slightly different ways, so sometimes exceptions need to be made for certain browsers.

The browser is a translator, sometimes the translation can be different depending on who does the translation.

In this specific case I would guess Internet explorer understand srcElement, while all the others understand target.