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    Event.defaultPrevented

    Summary

    Returns a boolean indicating whether or not event.preventDefault() was called on the event.

    Note: You should use this instead of the non-standard, deprecated getPreventDefault() method (see bug 691151).

    Syntax

    bool = event.defaultPrevented

    Example

     if (e.defaultPrevented) {
   /* the default was prevented */
 }

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    DOM
    The definition of 'Event.defaultPrevented()' in that specification.    		 Living Standard  
    DOM4
    The definition of 'Event.defaultPrevented' in that specification.    		 Working Draft Initial definition.

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support 18 6.0 (6.0) 9.0 11.0 5.0
    Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support ? 6.0 (6.0) ? ? 5.0

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     Last updated by: cvrebert,