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DOM event delegation target

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Implement the scenario utility: DOM event delegation target. Discuss edge cases, runtime performance, and alternative paradigms.

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When implementing DOM event delegation target in a frontend interview, candidate developers should focus on structural correctness, managing execution bindings, and minimizing performance overhead.

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Example usage
function delegate(parentEl, selector, eventType, callback) {
  if (!parentEl || typeof parentEl.addEventListener !== 'function') return () => {};
  
  const handler = function(e) {
    const match = e.target.closest(selector);
    if (match && parentEl.contains(match)) {
      callback.call(match, e);
    }
  };
  
  parentEl.addEventListener(eventType, handler);
  
  // Return unbind teardown callback to follow event-handling best practices
  return () => parentEl.removeEventListener(eventType, handler);
}

// Example placeholder (requires DOM environment)
// const cancelDelegation = delegate(document.body, '.btn-action', 'click', e => alert('Clicked!'));
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