What is event delegation and why is it useful?

Updated May 6, 2026

Short answer

Event delegation uses a parent to handle events of child elements.

Deep explanation

Instead of attaching event listeners to each child, a single listener on a parent uses event bubbling to detect child interactions. This improves performance and dynamic handling.

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