# Difference between event.target and this

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-event-target-and-this/298661>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 22, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-event-target-and-this/298661 "2009-10-22T16:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![dondkapur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dondkapur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dondkapur)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-event-target-and-this/298661/1 "2009-10-22T16:10:55Z")

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Hi all, i am a little new to this ActionScript thing, and I find problem trying to understand this one thing:

When I call an event listener function, then sometimes we use

event.target.

and sometimes

this.

What’s the difference between the two?