jQuery Tutorial Tutorials - jQuery event.preventDefault()

The event.preventDefault() method in jQuery is used to prevent the default action of the event for example the form's submit action when the submit button is pressed.

jQuery event.preventDefault() property Example

example

Cancel the default submit action

$("form").submit(function( event ) {
    event.preventDefault();
    $('#log').append('<p>default '+event.type+' prevented</p>');
});

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