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Request to change currentTarget in Event interface for lib.d.ts

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#299 opened on Jul 29, 2014

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Description

When using the Event interface from lib.d.ts, and attaching a listener, the callback will get an object of type Event. However, the Event's currentTarget property is of type EventTarget (whereas it's should be of type Element/HTMLElement).

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Review the current type definition of Event.currentTarget in lib.d.ts and identify where a narrower type (e.g., HTMLElement) should be applied. Look for existing discussions or PRs on this issue.
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typescript
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frontend
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typescripthtml
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