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Event default action checker method.

Description

The event.isDefaultPrevented() Event object method returns a boolean dependant upon event.preventDefault() ever being called on this event object.

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return

A Boolean object.

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Return a boolean dependant upon event.preventDefault() ever being called on this event object.

In the example below we show two new messages in the 'div' element with an id of 'div8' the first time the mouse is clicked on this element. One before event.preventDefault() has been called and one after.

$(function(){
  $('#div8').one('click', function(event) {
     $('#div8').append('Has event.preventDefault() been called on this event object? ' 
                      + event.isDefaultPrevented() + '<br/>');
     event.preventDefault();
     $('#div8').append('Has event.preventDefault() been called on this event object? ' 
                      + event.isDefaultPrevented() + '<br/>');
  });
});

Related Tutorials

jQuery Advanced Tutorials - Lesson 5 - The Event Object

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