# What does the target instance mean?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-the-target-instance-mean/331254>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 21, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-the-target-instance-mean/331254 "2013-06-21T22:01:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeekAkash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7bcc69/32.png) [@GeekAkash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GeekAkash)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-the-target-instance-mean/331254/1 "2013-06-21T22:01:15Z")

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What is the Target instance? I am a bit confused :crying:  
Is it an ‘[COLOR=#0000ff]Parameter’ [/COLOR]?[COLOR=#0000ff]

[/COLOR]In this Piece of code , what is the purpose of [COLOR=#ff0000]event.target ? [/COLOR]what does it do?  
[COLOR=#0000ff]  
[/COLOR]addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_OVER , hover);  
function hover(event:MouseEvent):void

{  
event.target.alpha = .4;  
trace("Now over " + event.target.name);  
}

addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_OUT , normal);  
function normal(event:MouseEvent):void

{  
event.target.apha = 1;  
trace("Now Off " + event.target.name);  
}  
[COLOR=#0000ff]  
[/COLOR]Please Help! Thank you 🙂  
-Akash