SO - 14458650

by Arun P Johny

HTML

<div class="top">
    <div class="child">child</div>
</div>

CSS

.top {
    padding: 25px;
    border: 1px solid;
}

.child {
    padding: 25px;
    border: 1px solid;
}

JavaScript

$('.top').on('click', function(e){
    console.log(e, e.currentTarget, e.target, this);
    if($(e.target).is(this)){
        console.log('proceed')
    }
})