@Erik - event.preventDefault(); Perfect, that's what I was looking for.
Thanks On Apr 7, 9:11 am, "Erik Beeson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Returning false is fine, but there's also > event.preventDefault():http://docs.jquery.com/Events_%28Guide%29#event.preventDefault.28__.29 > > $('a').click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); }); > > --Erik > > On 4/6/08, Michael Sharman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi guys, > > > I am "listening" for an href click in my document.ready function and I > > want to make sure the href isn't followed by the browser for users who > > have javascript turned on, and is followed by users who have > > javascript turned off. This is my href: > > > <a href="http://mysite.com/gohere.html"; id="hrefCreate">Click me</a> > > > The way I'm doing the javascript is (note the "return false"): > > > $(document).ready(function(){ > > > $('a#hrefCreate').click(function(){ > > //do something here > > return false; > > }); > > > }); > > > This is working fine (i.e. the "return false) but I just want to check > > if this is the best practice way to do this and if it's cross browser > > etc. > > > The reason I ask is that in Prototype.js there is an Event.stop which > > halts all processing and allows you to do what you want in your > > function. > > > Is there similar in jQuery or will return false suffice? > > > Thanks guys.
