entries/event.preventDefault.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<entry name="event.preventDefault" type="method" return="undefined">
  <title>event.preventDefault()</title>
  <signature>
    <added>1.0</added>
  </signature>
  <desc>If this method is called, the default action of the event will not be triggered.</desc>
  <longdesc>
    <p>For example, clicked anchors will not take the browser to a new URL. We can use <a href="/event.isDefaultPrevented/"><code>event.isDefaultPrevented()</code></a> to determine if this method has been called by an event handler that was triggered by this event.</p>
  </longdesc>
  <example>
    <desc>Cancel the default action (navigation) of the click.</desc>
    <code><![CDATA[
$( "a" ).click(function( event ) {
  event.preventDefault();
  $( "<div>" )
    .append( "default " + event.type + " prevented" )
    .appendTo( "#log" );
});
]]></code>
    <html><![CDATA[
<a href="http://jquery.com">default click action is prevented</a>
<div id="log"></div>
]]></html>
  </example>
  <category slug="events/event-object"/>
  <category slug="version/1.0"/>
</entry>