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Cancel only the default action by using the preventDefault method

   

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    
        $(document).ready(function(){
              $("adiv").live("click", function(event){
                   event.preventDefault();
               });



        });
    </script>


  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
       <div><h1>header 1</h1></div>
    </body>
</html>








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