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Which element was clicked

  
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function whichElement(event){
    var tname
    tname=event.srcElement.tagName
    alert("You clicked on a " + tname + " element.")
}
</script>
</head>

<body onmousedown="whichElement(event)">
<p>Click in the document. </p>

<h3>This is a header</h3>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<img border="0" src="http://www.java2s.com/style/logo.htm" 
    width="50" height="50" alt="Ball">
</body>

</html>








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