event.preventDefault()
event.preventDefault() Returns: undefined
Description: If this method is called, the default action of the event will not be triggered.
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version added: 1.0event.preventDefault()
For example, clicked anchors will not take the browser to a new URL. We can use event.isDefaultPrevented() to determine if this method has been called by an event handler that was triggered by this event.
Example:
Cancel the default action (navigation) of the click.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7rc2.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="http://jquery.com">default click action is prevented</a>
<div id="log"></div>
<script>
$("a").click(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
$('<div/>')
.append('default ' + event.type + ' prevented')
.appendTo('#log');
});
</script>
</body>
</html>