You could do this..

//Example 1
function getEventTarget(evt) {
    if (!evt) {
    	evt = window.event;
    }
    if (!evt) {
    	return;
    }
    var target;
    if (evt.target) {
        target = evt.target;
    } else {
        target = evt.srcElement;
    }
    return target;
}

or you could do this…

//Example 2
function getEventTarget(evt) {
    evt = evt || window.event;
    return evt && (evt.target || evt.srcElement);
}

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