Cancel event
In this chapter you will learn:
- How to use event.preventDefault() to cancel jQuery event
- How to use event.stopPropagation()
- How to return false to cancel event
event.preventDefault()
The following code cancel the default action by
using the preventDefault method.
<html><!--from j av a 2 s . co m-->
<head>
<script src="http://java2s.com/style/jquery-1.8.0.min.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>
event.stopPropagation()
To Stop only an event from bubbling by using the stopPropagation method.
$("form").bind("submit", function(event){
event.stopPropagation();
});
Return false to cancel event
The following code returns false to Cancel a default action and prevent it from bubbling up.
<html><!-- j a v a 2s.c om-->
<head>
<script src="http://java2s.com/style/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("div").live("click", function() { return false; })
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<body>
<div><h1>header 1</h1></div>
</body>
</html>
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