jQuery: Cancel the default action (click)
jQuery Events : Exercise-11 with Solution
Cancel the default action (click) of the first URL.
Sample Data :
<div style="background-color:yellow"> <p>Click the button to change the background color of this paragraph.</p> <button>Click me!</button> </div>
Solution:
HTML Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Cancel the default action (click) of the first URL</title>
</head>
<body>
<a id="mysql" href="https://www.w3resource.com/mysql/mysql-tutorials.php">MySQL Tutorial</a>
<p></p>
<a id="sqlite" href="https://www.w3resource.com/sqlite/">SQLite Tutorial</a>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code :
$('#mysql').click(function(e) {
event.preventDefault();
});
Live Demo:
See the Pen jquery-events-exercise-11 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.
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