```fun getMousePoint(evt : MouseEvent) { ...

# tornadofx

[amanda.hinchman-dominguez]

fun getMousePoint(evt : MouseEvent) {

        val targetNode = evt.target as Node
        val target = targetNode.findParentOfType([desiredTypeHere]::class) //node saved here

        val mousePt : Point2D = view.root.sceneToLocal( evt.sceneX, evt.sceneY )
}