var EventUtil = {

    getEvent: function(event){

        return event ? event : window.event;

    },

    getTarget: function(event){

        return event.target || event.srcElement;

    },

    preventDefault: function(event){

        if(event.preventDefault){

            event.preventDefault();

        }

        else{

            event.returnValue  = false;

        }

    },

    stopPropagation:function(event){

        if(event.stopPropagation){

            event.stopPropagation();

    }

        else{

            event.cancelBubble = true;

    }

};