Prevent the browser from following the link
/*
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition
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*/
// This function is suitable for use as an onclick event handler for <a> and
// <area> elements. It uses the this keyword to refer to the document element,
// and may return false to prevent the browser from following the link.
function confirmLink() {
return confirm("Do you really want to visit " + this.href + "?");
}
// This function loops through all the hyperlinks in a document and assigns
// the confirmLink function to each one as an event handler. Don't call it
// before the document is parsed and the links are all defined. It is best
// to call it from the onload event handler of a <body> tag.
function confirmAllLinks() {
for(var i = 0; i < document.links.length; i++) {
document.links[i].onclick = confirmLink;
}
}
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