The W3C Document Object Model Events Specification in 1.3.1. Event registration interfaces states that handleEvent in the EventListener has no return value: handleEvent This method is called whenever an event occurs of the type for which the EventListener interface was registered. […] No Return Value under 1.2.4. Event Cancelation the document also states that Cancelation … Read more
Try this: $(“#cpa-form”).submit(function(e){ return false; });
in IE, you can use event.returnValue = false; to achieve the same result. And in order not to get an error, you can test for the existence of preventDefault: if(event.preventDefault) event.preventDefault(); You can combine the two with: event.preventDefault ? event.preventDefault() : (event.returnValue = false);
stopPropagation prevents further propagation of the current event in the capturing and bubbling phases. preventDefault prevents the default action the browser makes on that event. Examples preventDefault $(“#but”).click(function (event) { event.preventDefault() }) $(“#foo”).click(function () { alert(“parent click event fired!”) }) <script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js”></script> <div id=”foo”> <button id=”but”>button</button> </div> stopPropagation $(“#but”).click(function (event) { event.stopPropagation() }) $(“#foo”).click(function () … Read more