jQuery Event - isDefaultPrevented() Method

Example

Prevent the link from opening the URL, and declare the result from isDefaultPrevented():

$("a").click(function(event){
   event.preventDefault();
  alert("Default prevented: " + event.isDefaultPrevented());
});

Try it yourself

Definition and Usage

The isDefaultPrevented() method returns whether the preventDefault() method has been called on the specified event object preventDefault() method.

Syntax

event.isDefaultPrevented()
Parameter Description
event Required. Specifies the event to be checked. This event Parameters come from event binding functions.