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Stopping Default Behavior

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function myEventHandler(e){   ...handler code...   e.preventDefault();   return false; }

Occasionally, you might want to prohibit the browser from applying the default handler interaction for the event. For example, you might not want the browser to activate a link, or you might not want to allow a form to be reset. You can stop the default browser action by calling the event.preventDefault() method on the event object passed to the handler.