preventDefault method

void preventDefault()
inherited

The preventDefault() method of the Event interface tells the that if the event does not get explicitly handled, its default action should not be taken as it normally would be.

The event continues to propagate as usual, unless one of its event listeners calls Event.stopPropagation or Event.stopImmediatePropagation, either of which terminates propagation at once.

As noted below, calling preventDefault() for a non-cancelable event, such as one dispatched via EventTarget.dispatchEvent, without specifying cancelable: true has no effect.

Implementation

external void preventDefault();